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@laurenshof
> W3C membership structure concentrates formal power ... while the implementers who could counterbalance that power have largely opted out of the process
My impression is that like a lot of things, this is caused by a combo of;
* lack of time and energy among projects devs, most of whom still work as volunteers
* the tense atmosphere that persists in many dev collaboration spaces, like SocialHub (not pointing the bone, I'm no saint, and I recognise I've contributed to this)
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My hope is that the chartering of a formal W3C Working Group to update ActivityPub will motivate devs to participate more in standards work. The promise of making concrete changes to the protocol specs might make it feel like less of a Boulder of Sisyphus. Plus, the prospect of working in a formally facilitated process, with fewer rubberneckers (like me), might mitigate any anxiety about discussions getting unpleasant.
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