Strypey@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz: Last night I watched a video of @benpate's talk from #FediCon last year; <a class="link-in-note" href="https://peertube.iridescent.nz/w/sW6qcdP4ogG5DXW1RUzyo3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://peertube.iridescent.nz/w/sW6qcdP4ogG5DXW1RUzyo3</a> What a ride! I found myself vigorously agreeing with most of it. But there were other parts where I was divided against myself. One part still agreeing. another part nervous, that if we go down the road of scaling, monetisation and professionalisation, we risk repeating the mistakes of the original web, and end up right back where we started in another 20 years. (1/?) #FediCon #talks #video

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Strypey@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz (2026-04-15 06:30:59)
Last night I watched a video of @benpate's talk from #FediCon last year;

https://peertube.iridescent.nz/w/sW6qcdP4ogG5DXW1RUzyo3

What a ride! I found myself vigorously agreeing with most of it. But there were other parts where I was divided against myself. One part still agreeing. another part nervous, that if we go down the road of scaling, monetisation and professionalisation, we risk repeating the mistakes of the original web, and end up right back where we started in another 20 years.

(1/?)

#FediCon #talks #video


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Strypey@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz (2026-04-15 06:36:03)
Ben identified this risk in the talk,  so I don't want to give the impression it's something they're not aware of. What I'm trying to describe here is the weird feeling of double consciousness, where Ben pitched things that I've advocated for myself, and I was able to respond to them as if I was hearing them for the first time. Understanding some of the objections I've encountered from the inside, for a change.

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