# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 18
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/mr3lfga
@mckinley @adi @prologic I think one thing that keeps bringing me back is the fact that this is such a simple protocol/format. I feel like it could easily capture the imaginations of many devs. I think one of the problems with other decentralized/distributed social networks is that they are built on tech that might seem impenetrable to your average dev.
That's my problem too and the reason I love the twtxt spec so much as an underlying "mechanism" if you will. It's not _really_ a protocol, but buildings things on and around it is so simple that it isn't hard to build an entire decentralised ecosystem around it. Although I do prefer the term "self-hosted" in many cases, because one could argue that feeds.twtxt.net is a "centralised" RSS/Atom/Twitter aggregator, except that you can run your own, so 🤷‍♂️
That's my problem too and the reason I love the twtxt spec so much as an underlying "mechanism" if you will. It's not _really_ a protocol, but buildings things on and around it is so simple that it isn't hard to build an entire decentralised ecosystem around it. Although I do prefer the term "self-hosted" in many cases, because one could argue that feeds.twtxt.net is a "centralised" RSS/Atom/Twitter aggregator, except that you can run your own, so 🤷‍♂️
I always maintain that because the Internet and the "Web" is decentralised, so is Yarn.social and the Twtxt network/ecosystem at large.
I always maintain that because the Internet and the "Web" is decentralised, so is Yarn.social and the Twtxt network/ecosystem at large.
@prologic (#bkydgsq) I agree the underlying web infra is definitely decentralized. However, I think we can agree that there is a trend towards centralization for services built on top of that decentralized infra. I’m okay with someone else hosting stuff for me as long as I control my data—meaning I “pack up and move” somewhere else without much effort. I think this type of web would make most of the Twitter/Facebook controversy moot. I think it could actually result in a more fairly moderated web as well.
@brasshopper Agreed. It's actually the way I see things too, and I'm starting a company around this model. Self Hosted. All the software I build also follows this model as well, if you want to pack it up and take it with you somewhere else that should be as easy as possible.
@brasshopper Agreed. It's actually the way I see things too, and I'm starting a company around this model. Self Hosted. All the software I build also follows this model as well, if you want to pack it up and take it with you somewhere else that should be as easy as possible.
@prologic Oh that’s awesome! Let me know when you launch (or if you already have)! I definitely am like minded in that I think there are entrepreneurial opportunities in this space. I think you may be further than me—as I’m still looking.