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Re:Monthly Fediverse posts cross 1 billion for the first time by mg on Monday April 17, 2023 @04:16AM (#35598043)
Another factor is that protocols propagate much slower than individual pieces of software

Email, the thing with the "@" symbol, was invented in 1971. Most people did not use it until 30 years later.

ActivityPub, the thing with the two "@" symbols, is now 5 years old. If we assume it will propagate twice as fast as email, it will take another 10 years until it hits the mainstream.

Re:Monthly Fediverse posts cross 1 billion for the first time by viernullvier on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:51AM (#35599405)
This also implies that a future generation social protocol with three "@" symbols will only take 7.5 years to become mainstream.
Re:Monthly Fediverse posts cross 1 billion for the first time by sangnoir on Monday April 17, 2023 @01:05PM (#35603550)
Calling it now: long-lived assistant personas that hold context for years at a time. "@engineering@[email protected] where can I find the Frobber service documentation?"