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Replying to @alicemazzy
Just load. Actually running slowly but OK right now. Because it’s work time, or they added servers? Dunno.
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i had high hopes (years ago) for XMPP evolving into something to better-do what twitter does/did, despite the shittiness of XMPP
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I saw an analysis of why it failed, but have already forgotten?
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a) no userbase (everyone already used AIM, no one cared), b) XMPP too constrained/shitty/bulky, c) google talk adopted + killed it
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Replying to @cwage @Meaningness and
well and d) decentralized federation depended on running your own server and too technical a challenge/hurdle esp in light of a)
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Replying to @cwage @Meaningness and
related angry rant with no solutions: https://quietlife.net/2013/04/23/who-the-fuck-wants-to-live-in-a-walled-garden/ …
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