cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13519639
Provider-Exclusive: “There is only the app of my provider.”
Provider-Centric: “There exist other apps, but the one I’m using is the main one.”
Service-Centric: “There is no main one and I’m trying to use the one that fits my ideal the best.”
Protocol/Ecosystem-Centric: “There exist other protocols/ecosystems, but mine is the main one.”
Fediverse-Principle: “There is no main one and I’m trying to use the one that fits my idea of an open ecosystem the best.”
Current state of different web2 apps:
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There’s also the worldview that excludes Threads from instance federation for having financial incentives out of line from the rest of the Fediverse.
That’s why the lines aren’t solid in the fediverse. They’re greyed out because they may or may not exist. (that’s my take anyway)