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# A million times this
- URL: https://werd.io/a-million-times-this/
- Published: 2023-05-20T14:36:17.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-20T14:36:17.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

> And that's the thing -- the best thing doesn't win -- the one that is easiest for others to build off of is what wins!  
>  
> [\~ Christina Warren on Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@film%5Fgirl/110398184875372770), discussing ActivityPub and AT Protocol

This is exactly right. It’s not about ideological purity or architectural perfection.

Can a developer take your protocol, without permission or pushback, and build something meaningful in under a day? *That’s* how you win.