Done with the slides for my talk "From Millions to Billions -- a plausible narrative for growing the Open Social Web", to be (first?) given at #FediCon this Friday in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I expect this to be permanent work in progress, as this community / network / market / whatever it all is evolves, and I'm sure that some people will tell me it is not plausible or could be more plausible. Which would be the best outcome ... I love learning from my "audience" because it gets better that way.

Quite interesting conversation between @rabble and Jack Dorsey on the history of Twitter, why Jack left Bluesky, and what he thinks is needed in terms of a social media protocol and why. Agree or disagree, this first recorded episode in Rabble's new podcast revolution.social is worth listening to.

revolution.social - A Podcast About the Social Media Revolution

Join us as we explore the social media revolution and how we can build an open world for all.

Seems to me these guys have no concept whatsoever of what science is.

Gizmodo

Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

"I'm doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it's vibe physics."

Great piece on how we think about growth of Mastodon, Bluesky etc. and why it's (mostly) not working. By @npub1zlhg...de9x

connectedplaces.online

Growth narratives on the new social networks

The narratives that networks like the fediverse and Bluesky have about themselves how their network grows are a snapshot of a specific moments in t...