Scripting News: Disneyland on the internet

Saturday December 16, 2023; 1:32 PM EST

I posted this on Mastodon.#
Trying to wrap my head around the idea of Facebook in the Fediverse. This is a company that strives to deliver Disneyland on the internet. #
Who cares if a node blocks them, what's really going to bake your noodle is when they run access to the fediverse like Apple manages their App Store. #
And that is how it's going to work.#
They're also going to implement Facebook-only APIs, and you're going to want to support them, because they give you access to many millions of people.#
It might be better for the Fediverse if they're just bluffing, but don't be so sure you're going to like the way it works once they're fully in (if they ever are).#
How ChatGPT visualized Threads as I described it. #
PS: Bluesky, I'm beggin you -- get those RSS 2.0 feeds in there asap, and hook up with Mastodon now. Let's go. It'll be so much fun and give people all they want without putting Facebook in the middle. #

Last update: Saturday December 16, 2023; 3:48 PM EST.

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