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Fair comment on the12 weirdos, that is probably an accurate count of the current number of individual weirdos on did:web. I'm in this space for the B2B opportunities, and I'm thinking more about larger companies for whom did:web wouldn't be a heavy lift, and it could easily become a general corporate IT requirement in future. (Most of the current did:webs are probably larger companies or universities.) But just having the exit door existing isn't enough, you have to take into account the number of stairs to get to it, so okay, fair comment And yes, fair comment on no crossing between did:web and did:plc, but again, what if in two months the did:plc directory is with some ICANN like body? Still not pkarr, but for most ownership-conscious people that'd be a perfectly okay compromise. A lot is hinging on where there directory goes and when. But they have announced it publicly, so it'd be hard to go back now.

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Nuh 10 months ago

You should focus on Twitter and Facebook then, same centralised identity and much bigger market. If did:plc became like ICANN, they would have spent too much time spewing bullshit just to become what they should have started with; registering a TLD and give people domains on signup, instead of this DID garbage. And the 12 weirdos are not businesses by the way, businesses don't give a fuck, hell even presidents their didn't care enough to point their domain to the did:plc. If you are in it for the business opportunity, make sure to not get high on this supply, if you have to sell it to business good for you, I am rooting for you, just don't confuse yourself. Most importantly; don't ignore all the signs that Bluesky users don't give a shit about any of this, so if you build a business assuming there is a market for digital sovereignty enthusiasts... you are going to lose your shirt.

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Melvin Carvalho _@melvincarvalho.com 10 months ago

You can use did:plc, did:nostr, or even both together. I was one of the original contributors to the DID work — my name is on the spec. I've discussed the topic with fiatjaf many times, and frankly, he doesn't seem to understand it beyond repeating “it's a scam.” While I’m no fan of where DIDs have ended up — and I think they’re not as decentralized as originally promised — they’re still a significant improvement over anything that’s come out of the NIPs so far. Imperfect, yes, but a step forward. I'll likely tweak it further based on what we've learned:

Nostr DID Method Specification