He said earlier that he wants to do it differently. Which I totally understand, ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		jacooper on Sept 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jack Dorsey texts Elon Musk, March 26, 2022 He said earlier that he wants to do it differently. Which I totally understand, Activity pub is an absolute failure when it comes to user discovery especially when a user is using his/her own server, which is the whole point of the entire protocol.

rglullis on Oct 1, 2022 [–]

> Activity pub is an absolute failure when it comes to user discovery

Yeah, finding out people who I want to exchange messages with is also impossible with IMAP, XMPP...

"User discovery" is not part of the protocol. It's part of the application.

Consider applying for YC's Fall 2025 batch! Applications are open till Aug 4
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact