I mean have they seen how good Ice Cubes and Mlem look? How can they choose the default Twitter and Reddit apps over those masterpieces.
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my personal dislike for it is that the claims of decentralization are countered by how expensive it is to operate in a truly decentralized manner.
To be truly decentralized you would need to run a relay server, not just a PDS which many people already do and simply holds your data. Unfortunately, the cost to run a relay server today is already about $500+ a month [1] and will only be getting more expensive.
Lastly, while the fediverse has figured out decentralized DM's, Bluesky DM's are completely centralized [1] and only work thanks to being funneled through their servers. I wouldn't call what they have private considering they can read what everyone on Bluesky is saying privately. Granted, fediverse DM's are not encrypted either, but at least they're decentralized and don't allow a single provider access to everyone's private messages.
[1] https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/
Thank you so much for putting in effort to try and cite your claims and for providing a references section! This is a practice that I think should be much more common. PM me if you're interested in the citation style that I use.
Just saw some of your comments and really like how you're using the spoiler tag. Will try to emulate it going forward. Appreciate your feedback and style. The internet urgently needs more comments backed by evidence!
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Keep in mind that my citation style is still very much a WIP 😜. There's a few things that I'm not sure exactly the best way to handle, at the moment. If you see inconsistencies in my citation style, it's likely because I'm trying out a change in formatting to see if it works. I'm trying to not let perfect be the enemy of good, so I'm developing it as I use it. Eventually, if I can get it to a satisfactory state, I'm planning on publishing my citation style (likely in some git repo). That way, I can standardize it and version the changes.
FYI, I've heard a couple reports ^[1.1][1.2]^ that the spoiler tag isn't rendered properly on some front ends currently. Despite that, I haven't altered my usage of it, as I don't have any viable alternative at the moment.
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