@mmasnick's latest piece for @techdirt.com is an absolute must-read if you're interested in democracy, technology, and the possibility of a better future.
"The solution isn’t building better platforms — it’s making platforms an obsolete concept. Platforms concentrate power; protocols distribute it. Platforms extract value from users; protocols enable users to create value for themselves. Most importantly: platforms can be captured by bad actors, but protocols resist capture by design."
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/05/take-back-our-digital-infrastructure-to-save-democracy/
#Technology#PeopleNotPlatforms#Fediverse#ActivityPub#Bluesky#ATProto#OpenSocial#OpenSocialWeb