Also probably some UI stuff but tbh they need to teach systemd in high school

@mntmn from the IBM 1970s presentation everyone likes

Which message will resonate more with voters

@ai6yr I don’t think these are different things, I think they are consequences of scale and chosen algorithms. Most users over there use a reverse chronological feed, and bemoan the “discover tab” where viral tweets are put and which draws a lot of annoying attention for the OPs. When we […]

@ai6yr means we need to recruit specific communities. We’ve got infosec, I think furries, and also hams on mastodon.radio which I think proves my point, everyone who knows a lot about information theory is on these kinds of platforms

@ai6yr see point 3

6. None of this stuff will make any money, arbitrage is basically impossible online, the only reason anyone has been able to until now has been incumbents enshrining their advantage in law, but America is hellbent on destroying the global IP regime (which is based)

5. The most important thing to do for the survival of an information technology is to attract communities. Bluesky is the place for left of center political discussion, its lib /pol/, and that’s good

4. It is therefore important that while fediverse doesn’t have to try to win the future, it does need to make an effort to be flexible, to incorporate new ideas, and to move somewhat faster. The fights from before I left about whether discoverability tools should be opt out seem worse than silly […]

Anyway, a few things I have been convinced of while I’ve been away:
1. Information environments are the most important, and maybe the only important, social consideration for the foreseeable future.
2. The idea of a technology “winning the future” is stupid and shouldn’t be pursued.
3. Mastodon […]

My handle is the same over there too @lampsofgold.bsky.social

This has been a problem for a while now with the RTO stuff, every time you imply a threat and don’t follow through, your credibility is hurt and future attempts are less likely to succeed