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@ -421,6 +421,18 @@ structurally insufficient to be the /foundation/ of our approach.
-- Marc Stiegler, [[http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/ewalnut.html][E in a Walnut]] -- Marc Stiegler, [[http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/ewalnut.html][E in a Walnut]]
#+END_QUOTE #+END_QUOTE
Blocklists and allow-lists appear, at first glance, to be a good
foundation for establishing trust or distrust on a social network.
Unfortunately, both solutions as a foundation actually shake the
structure of the system apart after long enough.
This isn't to say we aren't sympathetic to the goals of block-lists
and deny-lists, but that they don't work long term.
In order to understand this, we need to look at the problem from
several sides.
**** The Nation-State'ification of the Fediverse
Part of the major narrative of the federated social network at the Part of the major narrative of the federated social network at the
moment is that running an instance is an excellent opportunity to host moment is that running an instance is an excellent opportunity to host
and support a community, maybe of people like you or people you like. and support a community, maybe of people like you or people you like.
@ -482,6 +494,8 @@ that instances should play /altogether/.
While there is nothing wrong with blocking an instance or two, the While there is nothing wrong with blocking an instance or two, the
network effect of having this be the foundation is re-centralization. network effect of having this be the foundation is re-centralization.
**** Where do communities really live?
Furthermore, it doesn't even reflect human behavior; few people Furthermore, it doesn't even reflect human behavior; few people
belong to only one community. belong to only one community.
Alice may be a mathematics professor at work, a fanfiction author Alice may be a mathematics professor at work, a fanfiction author
@ -503,6 +517,8 @@ social web: the instance is not the community level, because users
may have many varying communities on different instances, and each may have many varying communities on different instances, and each
of those instances may govern themselves very differently. of those instances may govern themselves very differently.
**** Not only a social problem, but a security problem too
So far the problems with "perimeter security" described above have So far the problems with "perimeter security" described above have
been examples restricted to the social level. been examples restricted to the social level.
As it turns out, perimeter security has another problem when we start As it turns out, perimeter security has another problem when we start