Good God, people are actually suggesting whitelisted federation to counter Meta.
You’re free to do what you will. But who validates that whitelist? Who applies enforcement should a server on that whitelist slip up?
You’ll need an authority. And once you have an authority, you have… 🎵centralization🎵
And centralization is counter to the aims of the Fediverse, which is decentralization.
You might think you’re toppling Meta, the old god. But now you’re creating a new god—the centralizing authority of the whitelist.
Chris Trottier /
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2023-06-29 04:35:51
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