Let's do a thought experiment on nostr, threads, and the fediverse.
as a note: I use the nostr protocol actively. I zap the social feed and use the DMs. Mastodon I've had for years and have hosted many instances.
The pivot of Meta in the last few years to integrate open-source (LLM, fediverse, etc.) shows that it's still a relevant, interesting, and innovative company. Anyone has to admit that.
Now, Meta's Threads evolves from the fediverse / activity pub to become a nostr client without a bridge (now available via mostr pub). It has a massive, centrally-powered relay. It's heavily moderated. For compliance, it likely won't allow EU users and probably won't integrate bitcoin lightning zaps. They will have some kind of NIP05 verification, but they'll likely have their "premium" features as their set-up.
I can see all of this co-existing, despite the inevitable clash. And we shouldn't begrudge anyone who tries to experiment. Social networks are decentralizing in realtime, and there will be a host of choices and options depending on your use case, community, and even threat model.
Threads may evolve to become a more moderation-friendly and brand-friendly client/relay (with all that entails), while any and all nostr clients will choose whether or not to mute or disable the connectivity.
Overall, I want sovereign freedom technology to win. One that will be decentralized, borderless, and censorship-resistant. But we should still praise innovation and experimentation to figure out how larger players can use more freedom tools and we can eat away at the portion of the KYC Internet that threatens our liberties.
So, cheers to the fediverse, to the nostr protocol, and a better and brighter future for the Internet
Mark Zuckerberg
First post in the fediverse! 👋
