@box464 It is the same principle, I saw that comparison as a diagram in a documentation website and I can't find it back, but I remember thinking that it was a neat comparison... I should use bookmarks for this kind of situation.
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Good morning!@box464 I saw the other day a picture that summed it up pretty well: it was a comparison of centralized, federated and decentralized architectures. Unfortunately I can't remember where it was...
In the centralized one, there is one big circle in the middle (the server) and plenty of links pointing to small dots (the users).
In the federated one, there are "islands" of servers linked together, of different sizes. They aren't all connected to each other, so there can be single ones, smaller groups or a big land, so it kind of makes an archipelago. Local community instances could be like the smaller islands here.
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If you had to pick _one_, which web platform feature would you like in Firefox that isn't part of the Interop 2026 effort?@firefoxwebdevs WebAuthn still doesn't work correctly for multi-device passkeys, WebUSB not being supported makes many useful applications not usable on Firefox.
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I have deeply mixed feelings about #ActivityPub's adoption of JSON-LD, as someone who's spent way too long dealing with it while building #Fedify.@hongminhee I have the same feeling. The idea behind JSON-LD is nice, but it isn't widely available, so developing with it becomes a headache: do I want to create a JSON-LD processor, spending twice the time I wanted to, or do I just consider it as JSON for now and hope someone will make a JSON-LD processor soon? Often, the answer is the latter, because it's a big task that we're not looking for when creating fedi software.
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I’ve been asked on TV hits and interviews lately to explain why decentralized social media is better, especially re: Mastodon.@taylorlorenz Traditional social media is built to drive engagement and be addictive, making them a big part of Gen Z's social difficulties (they are literally being sued for it). Decentralized platforms without such algorithms bring back the feeling of community, providing a more tailored experience (choose your software, Mastodon, GoToSocial, Iceshrimp, etc.) without blocking connections. You can join a server based on your personal preferences (language, geolocation, hobbies...), and if you find a better place, you can freely move, without losing your connections.