@feld I thought it would be obvious to everyone how important client-side signing and portable objects are. But I hear mostly crickets when it comes to those FEPs and the problem in general.
It would seem that a lot of people actually like control over other people's stuff. As an admin, I absolutely hate that our users have to depend on us to even enable follower migration in the first place, while content migration is not even a thing.
@raucao @feld It's not about control, it is about resources. Some developers may want to implement these FEPs, but that requires a lot of effort (especially if you're among the early adopters), and they can't commit to it. Other so called "protocols" are paying developers, so stuff gets done much quicker.
@silverpill @feld My point is that architectural basics *that* important should be on the roadmap of e.g. the Mastodon company, and prominent AP authors and proponents should be calling for them.
@silverpill @feld I agree that it's way too much to ask from just any casual contributors, or sole implementers of small projects.
I mean, I pondered this myself, and that idea didn't get far when I played it out in my head.