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My previous article, Whatsapp and the domestication of users, got more attention than I was expecting. Some responses gave me a lot to think about,¹ especially regarding *actions* we can take. I suggest reading that article first; it explained what "user domestication" is and why it's a problem. It enumerated three countermeasures: FLOSS, simplicity, and open platforms. My previous article, Whatsapp and the domestication of users, got more attention than I was expecting. Some responses gave me a lot to think about,¹ especially regarding *actions* we can take. I suggest reading that article first; it explained what "user domestication" is and why it's a problem. It enumerated three countermeasures: FLOSS, simplicity, and open platforms.
=> ../../../2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html WhatsApp and the domestication of users => ./../../../2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi Whatsapp and the Domestication of Users
Hard problems, by definition, lack easy solutions. Simply choosing (or creating) a platform that avoids user domestication isn't enough if that platform can change. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance; in addition to settling on the right platform, we must ensure that it honors its users in both the present *and the future*. Keeping a platform FLOSS and simple is more straightforward² than keeping a platform "open". Hard problems, by definition, lack easy solutions. Simply choosing (or creating) a platform that avoids user domestication isn't enough if that platform can change. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance; in addition to settling on the right platform, we must ensure that it honors its users in both the present *and the future*. Keeping a platform FLOSS and simple is more straightforward² than keeping a platform "open".