People in general don't yet see the need to move beyond the #feudalism that shapes much of #FOSS governance. Because of this energy goes into defending existing structures and #blocking alternatives before they've have a chance to prove themselves.
That's one reason the #OGB approach is simple: build it permissionlessly and let it loose. People will see the value, or they won't.
The goal isn't to convince a small group of gatekeepers. It's to empower a much larger group of people to participate in technology, build consensus, and push the social agenda they actually need.
Less permission. More practice. It's a #KISS approach to #openweb governance.
@witchescauldron I am wishing to know more about this. I believe that mastodon in on the right track with their federatedness but, is it also possible to take the decentralization concept all the way to the individual level? I know that it is possible to host your own instance but, can everyone do that?
I like the hook-line that this essentially amounts to a form akin to feudalism.
Unfortunately, the tech behind Mastodon/Fediverse made engineering decisions to center around instances and not people. It's not really capable of decentralizing down to the individual level because it's designed otherwise.
Other platforms like Bluesky took the other approach and are user-centered.
@witchescauldron
@volkris @mohammedDavid yep they did this as humans are community based not individual, so it's a counter #mainstreaming path https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=mastodon
@witchescauldron did you mean to link to a specific article? I don't know what you mean by counter mainstreaming.
In any case, I'd counter (ha) by saying putting users at the core allows them more ability to choose their likely multiple communities. Or stick with one, or none.
@volkris @mohammedDavid
Yep, it's a question of balance not dogma. Our current thinking in tech and wider society is very out of balance due to 50 years worshipping a #deathcult
This is the mess I am talking about composting.