This started out as an open podcast to my friend Jeff Jarvis.

But it soon became a story about how in a few months we're going to be writing about how we gave up control of our last social network to the government. We could have made it decentralized, so users couldn't be shut down at the government's request, but we didn't make it an issue.

Instead, we were building the next network for a billionaire to own

We could have fixed it, but we didn't.

We need to get tougher. Watch the interviews Alex Wagner did on MSNBC did with marchers in Hungary (looking for a link to the video). They have the clear eyes Americans are just starting to get. We'll look back on this having been an easy problem to solve back when we could have fixed it.

Look forward and imagine the value of a truly decentralized social network. It's within reach. Rather than put Bluesky at the center, put them at the edge. That's where they say the want to be. We can make that happen now.

What we need is two-way RSS on Bluesky, ie imperfect decentralization now, so we can re-establish contact and flow if they go down or sell out.