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nielliesmons | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The right place to talk to your fans = Communities
The right app = Chat app optimized for interoperable content
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brugeman | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Creator still doesn't own or control the app. Design/feature/culture/vision/etc decisions of the app may make it hard to use for the creator, and then migrating the audience elsewhere might be a big question.
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nielliesmons | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Wait, I don't get it. 
Content = Interoperable
Creator and Audience members can choose from a free market of apps tat access/ interact with that content.
Or they can build/customize their own apps or tools for whatever aspect they need to. 
Anyone can take ownership as deep down the stack as they want. 

My main point is that, for both creator and audience, the best starting point for this bright future is a Chat app. 
A chat app where every group is not just a chat but also an interoperable forum, an article publication house, a media server, ....
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brugeman | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The Chat app as the ultimate format to talk to fans (a "floor plan" of your online space) makes total sense.

> Or they can build/customize their own apps or tools for whatever aspect they need to. 

That's what I think might be the way to go.
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nielliesmons | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Damn. If that's where you're going, you're sure getting me excited  🤩
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brugeman | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Btw wdyt of Ditto by @Alex Gleason 🐍  ? Sounds like a promising tool for creators to connect to their communities?