Chris Trottier on Nostr: nprofile1q…xgknz What you want can’t be done because ActivityPub’s purpose ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqctlkftee6amn2090gua4vw2de3a46pj9wgyhxxzrn4gkxrssnpls7xgknz (nprofile…gknz) What you want can’t be done because ActivityPub’s purpose isn’t to run a uniform service but to provide a spec for social communication.
It’s like asking, “Why can’t I use my Facebook account on PayPal—they both use HTTP, so they should work, right?”
Sure, in theory, that would work—but at the risk of more centralization. It would also be a security nightmare. And it would defeat the purpose of the Fediverse, which is decentralization.
It’s like asking, “Why can’t I use my Facebook account on PayPal—they both use HTTP, so they should work, right?”
Sure, in theory, that would work—but at the risk of more centralization. It would also be a security nightmare. And it would defeat the purpose of the Fediverse, which is decentralization.