Chris Trottier on Nostr: Good God, people are actually suggesting whitelisted federation to counter Meta. ...
Good God, people are actually suggesting whitelisted federation to counter Meta.
You’re free to do what you will. But who validates that whitelist? Who applies enforcement should a server on that whitelist slip up?
You’ll need an authority. And once you have an authority, you have… 🎵centralization🎵
And centralization is counter to the aims of the Fediverse, which is decentralization.
You might think you’re toppling Meta, the old god. But now you’re creating a new god—the centralizing authority of the whitelist.
You’re free to do what you will. But who validates that whitelist? Who applies enforcement should a server on that whitelist slip up?
You’ll need an authority. And once you have an authority, you have… 🎵centralization🎵
And centralization is counter to the aims of the Fediverse, which is decentralization.
You might think you’re toppling Meta, the old god. But now you’re creating a new god—the centralizing authority of the whitelist.