I really feel like I’m on to something here with “Services are a mistake”.
Like there's a huge truth, a light that's shining on how we've been thinking about building network technologies.
Services are naturally hostile to communities, because services cannot protect communities.
@aurynn Can you talk a little bit more about what you mean by "protect"?
In meatspace, both police and the mob offer "protection services".
@atomicpoet Support communities that are not the status quo
@aurynn @atomicpoet
I'd like to point out that what you're describing as services is also useful for many people who aren't bothered with and explicitly don't want to belong to any specific group, like me.
Also, I'd rather you use a different term than service. All servers are providing a service, technically. You could instead describe servers as community-oriented or general.
