@dansup @breakfastmtn Thanks Daniel!

@gruber This blog post by @Gargron, entitled "Why does decentralization matter?" is as true now as it was in 2018. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/12/why-does-decentralization-matter/

@Gargron @dimillian @gruber Do you know that Akkoma is showcasing use of Mastodon's front end as a feature?

If this happens with more apps, this will get confusing -- since many users will believe they're using Mastodon when they're not.

https://akkoma.social/

Also see screenshot.

@dansup @breakfastmtn Would love it!

@Gargron @chad You know what? I think I just found a bug -- because it's re-appeared after I looked in another web browser.

@dansup I like this name. Thanks for the suggestion!

@Gargron This is my favourite post of yours.

It should be put on a plaque.

@EU_Commission @EC_NGI Hey, do you mind giving @Gargron more funding?

@dansup I, for one, am shocked you would say that—your opinion makes me clutch my pearls!

@Gargron I had no idea it was available on Marketplace. Previously, I was using Mastodon through Cloudron.

@Gargron @vantablack Three questions:

1. Does this system help or hinder surveillance capitalism?
2. Who verifies information?
3. Could this plausibly work with a portable identity framework?

@Gargron @vantablack I like the idea of decentralized verification of information, and I think most people would be amenable to that intention. I think most of us agree that Twitter's "blue check" system sucks.

@feditips Thank you for spreading awareness. I appreciate this!

@Gargron 💪

Hope you get some sleep.

@Gargron Thanks for the update. I bring this up because I think those active accounts will only go up. In 3 months, you might have 1 million users!

And let's be honest: if you're working 14 hour days, then your breaking point is coming soon.

@Gargron There's a certain client (who I'm not putting on blast) that doesn't display posts from non-Mastodon servers.

I don't know how they manage this -- but they do.

Interestingly, the best Pleroma/Akkoma client for iOS is the official Mastodon app 😉

@Gargron What do you think will happen when there are 1 million instances on the Fediverse?

Every day, that's becoming more and more plausible.

@Gargron @shelenn If you ever want to talk to me regarding this, I have some potential ideas on how to make this work for you.

You know I've been banging the drum on getting you funding 🙂

@Gargron The problem is that they're trying to establish a centralized authority for account verification.

And yeah, nobody is forced to trust those links -- and I won't.

@Gargron Thanks for the update. I bring this up because I think those active accounts will only go up. In 3 months, you might have 1 million users!

And let's be honest: if you're working 14 hour days, then your breaking point is coming soon.