@ntnsndrNathan Schneider
To my mind, an example of an elite internet protocol and a corresponding vernacular one is #ActivityPub versus #Nostr.
AP was created by the W3C whereas Nostr was created by some random guy under a pseudonym whose real name is a mystery.
@ntnsndrNathan Schneider
They are different in how they empower people as well.
#ActivityPub is based around servers whose admins have the power to do literally anything at their whim, as they are the source of truth.
#Nostr, OTOH, (and perhaps #ATProto as well; I need to learn more about it) is based around servers that are dumb relays that simply pass signed data between users' devices.
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