If the last three years of decentralized social media has taught me anything, it's that protocol just doesn't move the needle for regular folks, no matter the technical benefits. But the people who work on the technical end are really into it.
Getting them to meet in the middle is hard. (Thread 🧵)
Ernie Smith
npub158…mlncf
2025-10-04 03:47:57 UTC
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wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2025-10-04 03:47:57 UTCEvent JSON
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