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:

  • ZeppoEnglish
    7•9 months ago

    It also looks kinda like a pentagram, which might not work given some of their userbase.

    • HandlesEnglish
      4•9 months ago

      Come on, it’s only eViL if the star is upside down. Any weekend warlock of metal fan knows that. Also, hail Satan.

      • ZeppoEnglish
        4•9 months ago

        It’s slightly askew, so neutral in the Pentacle-Pentagram spectrum. That wouldn’t matter to “PATRIOT DOG MOMMY 🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸 MAGA 2024” on Facebook though. Obviously Satan.

        • HandlesEnglish
          4•9 months ago

          Yeah well, any social media that excludes Patriot Dog Mommy is a bonus in my book 🤘

          • ZeppoEnglish
            2•9 months ago

            That’s the problem, they’ve changed the logo in part to make it more welcoming to Patriot Dog Mommy 🇺🇸✝️

            • HandlesEnglish
              1•9 months ago

              Not really. The fediverse is so diverse and spread out, not even before the Muskalypse at Twitter could anyone really agree om anything. The “node federation” logo that we’re discussing is still formally a “proposal” 😆

              Yet here it still is, it’s not changed although Meta or whoever tries to rebrand with their dumb orbital design.

              • ZeppoEnglish
                2•9 months ago

                I meant how Facebook chose a different logo than the commonly accepted one.

                • HandlesEnglish
                  1•9 months ago

                  Yeah, me too:

                  although Meta or whoever tries to rebrand with their dumb orbital design.