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Looks like Paul Matthews is slated to talk about the Fediverse on RNZ after the 11am news today. I gave him a bollocking for the faint praise he's thrown at us all the other times he's mentioned it. He's always focused on what the US mega-corporates are doing, as if communities had nothing to contribute.
@lightweight
Is that the guy I just heard who thinks it's Masterton?
@richardh listening to the podcast now (https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018886868/tech-superstreamers-eye-nz-twitter-secret-santa-gone ) and yeah, seems like Paul's mistaken. And yeah, as per usual, he's promoting corporate-run stuff (Bluesky) above 'Masterton'. Big sigh. Such blinkers on.
@richardh I really wish RNZ would instead talk to a credible technologist who understands these things - both the technologies and the structures/models in which they exist. I can think of a few who'd be far better able to explain and avoid shilling for corporate interests (mostly because they don't know any better).
@lightweight @richardh
Whoever does RNZ's tech opinions in their shows most of the time demonstrate that they haven't got the foggiest on the new developments. I have practically stopped listening to their opinions, as they mostly have to do with proprietary software. What did they talk about #Fediverse? Will RNZ join Fediverse after their fiasco with the birdsite or will they still cling on?
@arinbasu we've certainly been trying to encourage them to join the Fediverse properly (not just a cheesy repeater from Twitter)... @richardh