The Wit and Wisdom of #GeorgeWBush (a very slim volume)
https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f
#Facebook #Twitter #Bluesky #Threads #Rugpulls #NonconsensualFuckabilityRatingService
Fool Me Twice We Don't Get Fooled Again: There's a crucial difference between federatable and federated.
https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f
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How things fail is more important than how they work
https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f
#HardWonLessons #WisdomOfAge #GracefulFailureModes
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And yet there were several very slim volumes of his sayings!
nostr:npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33 After spending several months on Bluesky and working with the protocol (on building a PHP library for it), I realized it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Even if/when they do federate, the intent appears to be for large companies to run major portions of the protocol.
And Bluesky just converted to a C corp to take on venture capital.
I deactivated my account last week because I won’t get fooled again.
(I now have that song by The Who stuck in my head.)
Yet people still choose a platform where their DM's are wide open for operators to see and their account can get stomped at any moment. Oh, and most of the content is furry porn and racism, bUt iTs fEDeRaTeD