vinney on Nostr: You're completely right, I'm making an argument from principles. Good point. What I'm ...
You're completely right, I'm making an argument from principles. Good point. What I'm saying boils down to: if your business model cannot be supported by open protocols, then you _ought_ not pursue that model, because otherwise you contribute to the downfall of many other things you may cherish.
(The latter point there makes it slightly more tactical than purely principled, but I'm also making some hidden empirical claims there, which is not too fair).
We all have places we won't go, business-model-wise. "I wish people would buy my photographs!" (Well they would if they were pornographic, but you have a red line there) "I wish people would pay to visit my blog!" (Well they would if you had ads, but again red line) "I wish people would use my PWA!" (Well they would if you had native deep-linking)
I admit my red line being on [this side] of open protocols is extreme, and alienates most legacy / fiat business models and software development practices... But I say: Fix the protocols, fix the world. And it's a hill I'm willing to defend and die on, economically.
(The latter point there makes it slightly more tactical than purely principled, but I'm also making some hidden empirical claims there, which is not too fair).
We all have places we won't go, business-model-wise. "I wish people would buy my photographs!" (Well they would if they were pornographic, but you have a red line there) "I wish people would pay to visit my blog!" (Well they would if you had ads, but again red line) "I wish people would use my PWA!" (Well they would if you had native deep-linking)
I admit my red line being on [this side] of open protocols is extreme, and alienates most legacy / fiat business models and software development practices... But I say: Fix the protocols, fix the world. And it's a hill I'm willing to defend and die on, economically.