Any arguments against separating identity from instance/platform? (single identity across the fediverse)
submitted matcha_addict
byI am sure it was discussed here before, but I can't find a good way to search this community.
Are there any arguments against having a user's identity federate, and be compatible across platforms?
For example, let us say I sign up with my instance, matcha_addict@lemy.lol
But what if I go on mastodon, and I want to have my own micro blog. Or maybe go to write freely and post some blog posts. I'd have to make a different account on each one.
What if mastodon or write freely could just let me log in with my lemmy account (or lets call it federated account). This has several benefits:
- users don't have to scratch their head on if I am the same person or not across these platforms
- theoretically, someone following my feed can get updates on what I do on multiple platforms
Now I understand this would be difficult to implement and iron out all the edge cases, but am I missing anything on why it wouldn't be a desirable feature, given it is implemented?
It will be yes! Right now I only have it locally and its messy, but the idea is like this:
Your home feed allows customizing the sorting algorithm. There's a sensible chronological-based algorithm, but you can customize it more.
Content is organized into feeds.
In my opinion, this replaces automated algorithms with manual curation. It also replaces moderation, as you might like a community but wish it was differently moderated, there might be another feed that sources the first feed but with extra moderation!
The project is still in its infancy and I don't get too much time to work on it. But since you're interested, I'll try to get it into an open source-able state (albeit far from workable) and let you know when I do!
I might have good news for you: you don't need to drop ActivityPub to do that. Maybe what you are looking for is very close to my idea of a social web browser, i.e, an ActivityPub-based application that is controlled by *the client* and not the server.
What programming language are you working on?
Are you aware of https://granary.io/? It may be helpful for implementing your ideas