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trajan
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2/16/2025, 10:50:56 PM
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Understandable. I just want to be able to develop third party user extension for special use cases. Love the show !
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2/16/2025, 9:16:12 PM
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I appreciate the initiative and thought behind soj.ooo—this platform fills a critical need for free discourse in our algorithmic age. My core arguments for embracing TRAD (Transparent, Repeatable, Augmentable, Decentralized) principles: Opt-in extensibility would allow users to choose complexity without burdening casual users Long-term sustainability outweighs short-term development costs Competitive differentiation against platforms like Mastodon/Bluesky Mitigating corruption through transparency On the closed/open dichotomy While centralized platforms can iterate faster initially (à la Notion), open standards like Obsidian’s Markdown ecosystem show that flexibility breeds longevity. Obsidian thrives because: Plaintext files allow unlimited plugin interoperability Users control their data flow without vendor lock-in Community-driven enhancements compound value An opt-in plugin system for soj.ooo could empower third-party features like: Structured debate interfaces (Kialo-style branching threads) Fediverse/Mastodon bridging Community-verified voting systems Anti-bot reputation layers Representation vs Participation Representative models can work, but history shows they’re vulnerable to state/business capture (e.g., lobbying, regulatory overreach). Decentralized protocols like ActivityPub (used by Mastodon) demonstrate how technical safeguards—not just procedural ones—can enforce platform resilience. Even partial transparency (e.g., public moderation logs, open API standards) would build trust without sacrificing development velocity. The path forward isn’t binary. Hybrid models exist: Code transparency with closed governance (Signal-style) Modular federation allowing standalone communities Community plugins (opt-in via permissions) TRAD principles don’t stifle innovation—they future-proof it.
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2/16/2025, 6:43:24 PM
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No open source / decentralization / at least federation ? I trust and love your show. But any physical person can be corrupted / **%%coerced%%** into anything at the end of the day. Not to say all the addition, all value to be added by decentralized open efforts.
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