Hi. Many thanks for the reply. Yes, its a lovely story between pixelfed dev and users. Thanks for sharing :)
The questions in mind are to do with the current development of seemingly different standards in terms of network computer power/speed, organisation, and culture.
Nowadays, we can claim on activitypub applications that it offers a certain data liberty from info-farms like google, fb etc… However, it’s clear that with blockchain apps the question data usage will alter.
As you point out, the FLOSS culture of exchange for the fun of sharing isn’t likely to go, however, I wonder if this has to remain a question of choice rather than possibly come as an integral constitutive part of the network itself?
The concern is also that once people and tools may migrate from ip and http/s protocols into commercial ones, there’s a possibility of contemporary internet becoming a collectors item or some anachronism.
Maybe i am too alarmist…
I am not much of a techie, so apologies for possible misunderstandings that may follow this line ;)
It seems that blockchain oriented p2p - and the whole web3.0 push - has to do with employing so called contracts that push network switches on/off.
ie currently, my browser came to this site,. the server performed a contract with the browser based on “are you friendly?” yes, i am said the browser - i use such and such protocol. and the server was cool allowing access to this site. (put roughly)
If this was a blockchain, that “are you friendly” would have been more like: “give me a proof that i should let you in” the browser would then need to show a “proof” of work/stake/etc. Instead of a general “we use the same kind of protocol” the network becomes much more anonymous yet at the same time Personal. The vetting into content becomes a personal contract that can - and is - being vetted and priced constantly, without a need to use all sorts of forms. (ie at the background)
Yes, this description might be mistaken, however, please bare since the point is that in case Web3.0 has a noticeable Blockchain bias then perhaps relating that bias critically - can make something like activitypub offer a positive difference? ie Offer to do things blockchain can not and stuff that contemporary p2p network can or Does not?
Cheers! xx