PhoneBoy Says

@JeremyCherfas The system was designed by humans, which means it was very intentionally designed. We can argue about the motivations behind the design, of course, but the barriers do have the effect of keeping people out. And yes, they are being lowered, but knowing the humans involved, there are plenty that see some value in those barriers being there. They would never admit it publicly, of course.

I hope I'm wrong about all this, but I've seen this movie before. The real test will be what happens within the movement when a large player like Facebook starts adopting IndieWeb.
// @matigo

@matigo Much of the movement has a "this tall to ride" feel to it. Even if it's not intentional, it certainly does separate people into "haves" and "have nots."

@matigo I'm convinced the barriers are there by design.

The why behind IndieWeb [indieweb.org] is stated as: "Whatever the reason, you're done with sharecropping your content, your identity, and your self."

Given the vast numbers of people still using Tumblr/Facebook, it's not a place the vast majority of people are at. Which means any "solution" IndieWeb offers will be to a problem most people don't have or care about. Particularly when the proposed solutions have significantly more friction than continuing with the status quo.

@matigo because when it comes to construction, everything takes longer than they estimate.

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@matigo that would suggest you are back home. ??

@jws apparently. I also think the whole "security audit" is not as big of a deal as some are making of it. Other than the various Open Source solutions, what commercial solutions have undergone a similar audit? And what guarantee is it that there isn't some goatse and fail hiding in those solutions that the auditors missed?

The web browser plugins are the biggest source of goatse and fail by far. By not using them, I keep the potential attack surface…minimal.

@streakmachine he actually got a record player for Christmas (one of the newfangled ones).

@gtwilson it pleases me, too. He's picking some good music.