Casey Newton

And so if it works, we're going to have something, I think, that feels much better than the world we have today.

And so if it works, we're going to have something, I think, that feels much better than the world we have today.

Here's my case that it could work.

Here's my case that it could work.

Here's my case that it could work.

Threads is an app that has 150 million monthly users. It is 10 months old, and it is part of the Fediverse. So that means, as hard as it is to believe, 150 million people every month are in the Fediverse. For the most part, they don't know about it, and they don't care. And that's actually a great sign. Because as we've just established through our tortured explanations of the Fediverse...

Threads is an app that has 150 million monthly users. It is 10 months old, and it is part of the Fediverse. So that means, as hard as it is to believe, 150 million people every month are in the Fediverse. For the most part, they don't know about it, and they don't care. And that's actually a great sign. Because as we've just established through our tortured explanations of the Fediverse...

Threads is an app that has 150 million monthly users. It is 10 months old, and it is part of the Fediverse. So that means, as hard as it is to believe, 150 million people every month are in the Fediverse. For the most part, they don't know about it, and they don't care. And that's actually a great sign. Because as we've just established through our tortured explanations of the Fediverse...

Nobody wants to understand what it is or how it works. So we're already working on one of the biggest problems with the Fed. And the thing is, PJ, I'm not the only person who's worried about this. You know, yesterday... I met with two folks. One is a guy, Eugene Rochko, who's the founder of Mastodon. The other guy is Mike McHugh, who's the co-founder of Flipboard.

Nobody wants to understand what it is or how it works. So we're already working on one of the biggest problems with the Fed. And the thing is, PJ, I'm not the only person who's worried about this. You know, yesterday... I met with two folks. One is a guy, Eugene Rochko, who's the founder of Mastodon. The other guy is Mike McHugh, who's the co-founder of Flipboard.

Nobody wants to understand what it is or how it works. So we're already working on one of the biggest problems with the Fed. And the thing is, PJ, I'm not the only person who's worried about this. You know, yesterday... I met with two folks. One is a guy, Eugene Rochko, who's the founder of Mastodon. The other guy is Mike McHugh, who's the co-founder of Flipboard.

And these two guys are running at this Fediverse stuff at 100 miles an hour. And the main thing they wanted to let me know was just how many other people are building this stuff with them, right? There's a lot of old timers and even young people around

And these two guys are running at this Fediverse stuff at 100 miles an hour. And the main thing they wanted to let me know was just how many other people are building this stuff with them, right? There's a lot of old timers and even young people around

And these two guys are running at this Fediverse stuff at 100 miles an hour. And the main thing they wanted to let me know was just how many other people are building this stuff with them, right? There's a lot of old timers and even young people around

who remember the early promise of the internet, who remember how exciting it was that we were going to have this thing that was decentralized, that was open, that shared the wealth with a lot of people. And they're going out and they're picking off these name brand websites like WordPress and Tumblr, you know, The Verge, the site where I used to work. They're pushing into federation.

who remember the early promise of the internet, who remember how exciting it was that we were going to have this thing that was decentralized, that was open, that shared the wealth with a lot of people. And they're going out and they're picking off these name brand websites like WordPress and Tumblr, you know, The Verge, the site where I used to work. They're pushing into federation.

who remember the early promise of the internet, who remember how exciting it was that we were going to have this thing that was decentralized, that was open, that shared the wealth with a lot of people. And they're going out and they're picking off these name brand websites like WordPress and Tumblr, you know, The Verge, the site where I used to work. They're pushing into federation.

So at this moment, is it a crazy band of insufferable, obnoxious rebels? Absolutely not. But I ask you, PJ, what movement in the history of the world has not begun with a band of insufferable and obnoxious rebels?

So at this moment, is it a crazy band of insufferable, obnoxious rebels? Absolutely not. But I ask you, PJ, what movement in the history of the world has not begun with a band of insufferable and obnoxious rebels?

So at this moment, is it a crazy band of insufferable, obnoxious rebels? Absolutely not. But I ask you, PJ, what movement in the history of the world has not begun with a band of insufferable and obnoxious rebels?