Something I’ve been thinking about recently is how I feel like any type of digital experience could be decentralized and federated. I think this is SO cool!! 🤩 Idk if it actually could be, but in my head the systems seem to align.

For example one specific area I’ve been wondering about is what if there was a federated way to shop? If it’s not making sense yet, what I’m thinking is kinda like Etsy, except not all controlled by one big mega corp. A bunch of shop owners can take back control and ownership of their shop. They can build and sell products on their own terms. They can connect with shoppers more organically and it all happens with a little Fediverse magic. ✨

The reason it all connected so well for me was because shopping requires making posts of content just like any other digital platform. These posts include text elements, images, maybe video, buttons, and other common things that any digital experience has. I feel like the Fediverse could handle all of this in such a beautiful way.

I want to understand the outbox/inbox concepts of ActivityPub to figure out how they might fit a shopping/marketplace context. But I feel like it would be similar to how it works on any other ActivityPub platform.

In truth, I know I’m simplifying and it’s all very technical and complex. Maybe it wouldn’t work at all. 🤷‍♂️ But I’d really like to try and connect more of the dots to see if it could be possible! We deserve a digital marketplace that’s built on open principles and human connection, rather than what we have now. 🔥🙌