Post APRWZzkIIuxXqAOIdc by Stbrie@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #APROWvH1fwLvT6j1Bw by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2022-11-09T21:19:26Z
       
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       The biggest mistake web devs ever made was focusing on corporate-owned APIs instead of on new and innovative open protocols.I don't care how all-encompassing Big Social becomes -- or whether Google or Apple can keep their market valuations ongoing.Those "critical" APIs can be yoinked at any moment. However, SMTP and HTTP have now been used for decades. So why not build on the next generation of open protocols?
       
 (DIR) Post #APROWwo1yiLcDlAtH6 by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2022-11-09T21:24:08Z
       
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       Also, when Twitter yoinked API access from 3rd party developers, that convinced VCs that continuing a bait-and-switch with APIs was lucrative.That they could fund the next potential monopoly. The result was competing walled gardens -- and that has hindered the Internet's development, perhaps set it back for decades.
       
 (DIR) Post #APROWyICS24epcIUwC by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2022-11-09T21:29:54Z
       
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       People often forget that a core selling point of Web 2.0 was interoperability.Yay! You could embed! You could build plug-ins and themes!But so much of it was a mirage because too much of Web 2.0 was built off corporate-owned APIs instead of open protocols.
       
 (DIR) Post #APROyiuzCr5rFzflBo by adam@social.librem.one
       2022-11-09T22:22:23Z
       
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       @atomicpoet Totally! I've been teaching my friends to go back to email for comms since it's the only messaging system that isn't designed to screw people over (and is built into every device).. and lots of other reasons here: https://bookofadamz.com/the-smartest-messaging-method-is-not-a-segregated-mess-of-whatsapp-signal-telegram-sms-slack-teams-facebook-instagram-wechat-etc/
       
 (DIR) Post #APRWZzkIIuxXqAOIdc by Stbrie@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-09T23:47:27Z
       
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       @adam @atomicpoet The trouble with email is that  many small MX's are just dumped into spam by the big boys because of past abuse by spammers.  Some hosting companies don't even allow sending from their instances using SMTP.  They force you to use an email service.
       
 (DIR) Post #APRY3I7j9cmDBssvy4 by adam@social.librem.one
       2022-11-10T00:04:03Z
       
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       @Stbrie Sure, but blocking spammy email servers is the same as blocking spammy Fediverse servers. You gotta be one that doesn't get blocked. ;) It's not too difficult to get off the email block lists though. I've done it a few times. If we're talking about using email on Fediverse instances, isn't that a requirement at least for Mastodon here? https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/run-your-own/