People don't want to "switch". They don't want to host software. They don't want to register for a bunch of different communities.
They just want to click "Join" and build relationships. Or click "Create" to create one. You can't just try to solve chat and protocols (IRCv3), you need to solve community.
I certainly agree with what you're saying. But so far our attempts at decentralized social systems are clearly early on in the experimentation process, to put it the nicest way possible. Open protocols are a great idea, but that is the easy part that we like to fixate on. The hard part is a compelling experience that people will want to use so that you have people to chat with.
And so far we're still trying to figure out what that solution looks like.
People don't want to "switch". They don't want to host software. They don't want to register for a bunch of different communities.
They just want to click "Join" and build relationships. Or click "Create" to create one. You can't just try to solve chat and protocols (IRCv3), you need to solve community.
I certainly agree with what you're saying. But so far our attempts at decentralized social systems are clearly early on in the experimentation process, to put it the nicest way possible. Open protocols are a great idea, but that is the easy part that we like to fixate on. The hard part is a compelling experience that people will want to use so that you have people to chat with.
And so far we're still trying to figure out what that solution looks like.