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ericjmorey@discuss.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

That addressing is insufficient because it begs the question of consent being withheld. But the consent is implicitly given by the sending of information via the protocol, otherwise a service like Mastodon can’t exist. The question of asking for consent after it is given is the part that I’m conflicted about.

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GlitterInfection@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Read the article, I didn’t write it.

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- ericjmorey@discuss.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I did. I’m sharing my thoughts about it. Some of those thoughts are that it seems to make assumptions that don’t hold.
  
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  - GlitterInfection@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    DON’T say the things that developers who ignore consent typically say
    
    That’s likely to increase the pushback. If that’s your goal, great, go for it! If not, though, it’s best to avoid stuff like this.
    
    “Posting publicly gives implied consent to use the data”
    
    I don’t inherently agree with the article’s ask, but you’ve literally only proven its point by stating, verbatim, one of their “please stop making us retread these tired arguments over and over” points.
    
    OP links to a Mastodon thread from a user who breaks down the technical limitations of ActivityPub and proposes how the situation can be improved. Maybe read that.
    
    Also, it you think that these are reasonable suggestions, then perhaps ignoring them directly isn’t the best way to engage with this article?
    
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    ericjmorey@discuss.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’m not here to score points. I’m expressing my thoughts and reservations about the article. I’m not even taking much of a position on what developers should do. It’s more of an exploration of the landscape.
    
    Unfortunately, skipping past a legitimate point doesn’t address the point which remains unresolved. It’s a nice rhetorical trick though. I’d rather discuss the point. (Even though others have had discussions, that doesn’t help me understand and learn.) There’s no urgency for me to reach a conclusion, so a bit of rehashing of “tired” perspectives isn’t offensive to me.
    
    Reasonable doesn’t always mean appropriate or best for the situation. It doesn’t always lead to good or better outcomes. Shutting down and dismissing legitimate concerns is not a good way to build a consensus and and will often lead to adverse outcomes. It is ironic that this person’s approach is making the same mistakes they are trying to warn against.
    
    There’s a clear conflict that literally can’t be ignored. It must be considered by all participants, else those participants will be unexpectedly unsatisfied with the outcomes.
    
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