Today it's mostly unusable; the server can't handle the load. That's with an influx of thousands. What happens if millions arrive? 26/
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If a web site could charge users for access *without requiring credit-card sign-up* ("micropayments"), it would solve this problem. 27/
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Micropayments are technically very difficult (unlike the software for a twitter-alike). I hope someone makes this work; no one has. 28/
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A long-term, publicly-visible identity is THE KEY FEATURE of Twitter, I think. I've put a lot of work into mine… About to lose that? 29/
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To invest serious effort in a social network identity, you should believe that it will still exist years from now. How? 30/
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YOU SHOULD OWN your network identity! You can't entrust it to Facebook (evil!) or Twitter (collapsing?) or Mastodon (collapsing!). 31/
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You should be certain you can move your identity to a new provider, without losing your followers, or any content you created. 32/
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Nyms can be cross-platform. Indeed, many self-employed already do that.
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Yes… but currently there’s no way of knowing whether “meaningness” on one platform is the same as “meaningness” on another :(
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David, I've seen references about twitter replacements that run on peer-to-peer platforms funded by users with
#Bitcoin
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Sounds plausible… not sure whether I know of the specific things you are referring to?
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A specific one had a name that was word play on "twitter" IIRC. But the
@maidsafe platform would probably support that kind of app as well.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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