# 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 1
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/v7la4gq
I feel like conflating sustainability with advertising is unhelpful, particularly given the attention this *New Public* project seems to be receiving.\n\nExcerpt from A Field Guide to Social Media:\n\nDecentralized Logic: What if social media worked more like email?\n\nPros:\n\n Decentralized technology means that these platforms emphasize autonomy and privacy. \n\n There is no central entity that controls user data, meaning centralized governance and surveillant advertising in the tradition of Facebook are essentially impossible. \n\nCons:\n\n Finding sustainable revenue models for decentralized platforms is an open problem and a significant barrier to growth and sustainability.\n\n Developers need incentives to create compelling platforms and, because decentralization (along with the entrenched positions of the dominant platforms) effectively rules out targeted advertising, new revenue models will have to emerge that can support sustainable growth.