#Fediverse, while we shaped a great place to be, we are sitting ducks for disruption by corporates where Metaverses are now the talk of the day.
We need broad vision to move forward, to ensure our relevance into the future, to inspire and become more united in our quest.
We do a lot of talking and we could do with more walking. Coordinated action.
I might be dreamy or crazy, but am afraid we squander the huge potential we have.
Let's build worlds, my fellow fedizens.
https://fediverse.town/t/sci-fi-labs-federated-worldbuilding/275
@humanetech The metaverse is a bad idea invented by companies desperate for a next big thing to sell to investors.
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-metaverse-is-bullshit/
There can be reasons to have an immersive 3d environment but it's unlikely to become the dominant means for computer interaction.
If you're interested there's a project inspired by second life that allows different hosters to interact http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
It may be a bad idea but that won't stop it's owners pushing it in an aggressive way.
I want to highlight that the described idea on the forum has nothing to do with metaverses and 3d worlds. It's just that with the metaverse now an accepted concept in the corporate world and governments thinking about regulating and dictating interoperability, that the fediverse will gain more attention from corporates. And we don't have a compelling story and vision for our own future yet. Fedi doesn't stand on its own feet fully. Our strength is simultaneously our weakness.
Ah. that is a more interesting question.
There's a big problem where companies use laws to achieve vendor lock in.
As an example California has higher gas prices partially because California refiners are highly regulated in ways that make it hard for anyone else to enter the market.
Yes, indeed. Here I think there's an under-appreciated strength of fedi, and a weakness in corporate social media. Each corporate platform has to defend their turf like a castle. They must be a full-service provider and lock people in.
On fedi OTOH we collaborate. Everything that happens here strengthens overall experience. It is not fedi apps that compete with social media platforms. It is the fedi itself in its entirety that competes. We create full-fedi network effects.
@humanetech @alienghic @zleap So what exactly does that competition look like? Advertising? Discounts? Lawsuits?
"Compete", as in being a viable alternative that appeals to people in general and to an extent that they are more likely to consider a switch.
Here each federated app can try to do it alone, or the fedi in its entirety becomes just a 'very attractive place to be'.
The latter is the way to go, imho, and should be in our vision as it plays to the strength of interoperable open standards-based software development.
By 'app' do you mean instance or software application used to connect to tge fediverse vai a specific instannce?
