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@silverpill @raphaelRaphael Lullis @julian @mariusormarius

Yes, I see you working hard in that quest.

But in the chaotic fediverse that evolved by post-facto interoperability that is a wicked challenge. Post-facto interop means "if I am first I can become law, and drag fediverse sideways in my image".

In another branch of this thread, there's another confusing thing. "how can a mastodon client ask the server .." and you respond with a possible URL pattern that may be defined.

> Maybe something like `/api/v1/timelines/tag/{tag}?only_media=true` ?

Perhaps Mastodon's non-generic server may have that, but not a generic server, but it is unclear which one is referred to.

Since microblogging nowhere aggregates comprehensive overview it is an echo chamber for confusion.

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@silverpill @raphaelRaphael Lullis @julian @mariusormarius

I sometimes picture fediverse as one of these old horseracing toys from the 50s, where the horses represent all the various perspectives and expectations people have of the fediverse. There is no horse to bet on, positions change all the time, horses change tracks randomly. And furthermore there no finish line, the race is an endless slog. The prize of a robust protocol forever out of reach, getting more elusive as time progresses.

Antique horseracing game from the fiftees, small horse figures on a plastic track, that can be slid forward.
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@silverpill @raphaelRaphael Lullis @julian @mariusormarius

The killer app for the fediverse is not nomadic identity. That is either a protocol capability or may refer to an Identity Management app, a solution design.

Problem is, it is no use discussing here. No convergence takes place, other than spontaneous / random convergence. But it does not lead anywhere, not to a common consensus. Not to robust foundations to build on without continuous worries that things break. Microblog communications does not support this, and lacking that support manual processes are needed.

Even the only offers convergence to certain extent. The process is a band-aid, a best-we-have.

In analogy of the horserace, spontaneous convergence and ad-hoc alignment on FEP puzzle pieces by implementers equates to the horseback riders figuring out some basic rules to avoid serious accidents. But this FEP adoption at the same time warps the track, hems them in, alters reality and the future.

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