Greater Than Code
084: Federation Is Bad with Aurynn Shaw
01:30 – Federation and Your Internet Identity
Stayin’ Alive in Technology: Who Are You? Coraline Ada Ehmke and Identity on the Internet
05:59 – Flaws of Federated Identity
10:18 – Onboarding
28:51 – All Technology is Political & Speech At All Costs
15:45 – Mastodon Vs. Twitter and The Social Cost of Running an Instance
21:56 – When People React: Internet Backlash and Defensiveness
The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto
30:58 – Service Lock-in
37:48 – Losing Your Identity: The Failure of witches.town
39:32 – Creating Sub/Micro Federations/Communities
Metcalfe’s Law
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Special Guest: Aurynn Shaw.