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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 08/02/2026

endless.downward.spiral - is this the beginning of the end of What3Words? shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02...

endless.downward.spiral - is this the beginning of the end of What3Words?

Long-time readers know that I am not a fan of What Three Words. I think it is a closed, proprietary, and user-unfriendly attempt to enclose the commons. I consider that it has some dangerous failure m...

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Alex @blangry.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

It's weird. Started seeing it in more addresses for things like festival venues. Wonder how the zombie phase will work.

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Dermot O’Riordan @dermotor.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Is there a similar solution that could work without the VC funded model & proprietary closed tech?

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Simon Jones @simonrjones.net · 08/02/2026

Interesting, doesn’t look good for what3words. It’s a neat idea but I agree with all the flaws you point out. Has anyone tried any other short ways of referencing geolocations (in the open ideally?).

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