The Ulysses Pact: I had never heard of that, but I've lived by it for years.
Excellent article (as usual) by Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) that explains why you should never put much effort into a platform that you can't leave without a cost. Don't get locked in, don't let the Network Effect bite you in the behind.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/#tie-yourself-to-a-federated-mast
#UlyssesPact #NetworkEffect #Enshittification
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