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How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) (ploum.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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With Meta starting to actually implement ActivityPub, I think it would be a good idea to remind everyone of what they are most likely going to do.

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

No.

  • I want to send messages to people who are not currently online (having a server stay online for you is a desparate hack and not a solution)
  • I want to send media other than text
  • I want my messages to be e2ee
  • I want presence - e.g. know if someone is available, busy, away
  • I want voice/video calls

and many more...

None of these were solved by IRC but by the others you mentioned.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Sure, but all of those things could have been done by extending the existing protocol.

    Also, fwiw, it has had media sends, presence and support for encryption for a very long time. The rest could be added. All of those things could have very well been an IRC client with a couple of extra features and a server upgrade to queue messages.

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