[imiric]

Not really. More like the entity pointing the gun has now decocked it.

The scary part is that there is a single entity with that kind of power to begin with. It's a testament of the failure of the modern web, and how far it has strayed from the original spirit of the internet.

[happytiger]

This is the point. Let’s celebrate a reduced scope implentation on a more limited number of platforms until we perfect the technology? No. Not really a victory. Just a pause.

[skydhash]

Mostly because most people don’t care about the original spirit of the internet. As long as they can get their job done, consume entertainment, and play status game, they are content. Which is why for most people, their internet is just a handful of tech companies. It’s basically Minitel, but fueled by ads.

[Pannoniae]

what's a "status game"?

[skydhash]

Not a native speaker. My definition of status game is jockeying for social position. On the internet, it is trying to get the maximum “points” for your posts (views, likes, retweets,…) instead of sharing for the content itself.

[Izkata]

I think that sounds close to "popularity contest".

[batch12]

I spent way too much time wondering the same thing. Maybe social media?