Sure. I was coming from a different perspective. We have all these competing protocols, I’ve used Matrix, XMPP, eMail, several dialects of AP and there’s a bunch more out there (Nostr, …), and a plethora of different and/or overlapping use-cases. My definition of a “win” would be to connect people. In a meaningful way and to contribute to their lives. Make it easy to participate and all these things. I don’t really care that much about the exact protocol, that’s just a tool to achieve some goal.

I think it’s way more important what we build with these things. My ideal platform would do away with the unhealthy social media dynamics we’ve inherited. It’d be full of people discussing hobby projects, share their travel stories and what’s important to them. Have answers to weird computer problems… Politics would be more than a shouting match. It’d empower people to be constructive while talking to each other. I think the protocol is crucial to lay out the groundworks for that, but ultimately it is not in itself the standard by which we measure our success.