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Perhaps we need to splinter the internet. A second-citizen only internet. A separate internet with strict open web considerations, federated protocols, rss, i
by fouc 7y ago
Perhaps we need to splinter the internet.
A second-citizen only internet.
A separate internet with strict open web considerations, federated protocols, rss, irc, or new updated things.
- ghaff 7y agoIsn't that kinda what we have? You can write web apps rather than mobile apps, publish on open source publishing platforms, use IRC, use RSS, etc. Yes, there may be discoverability and other downsides but nothing is actually preventing you from avoiding walled gardens for the most part.
- fouc 7y agoThe problem is there's an arms race on web browsers and constant upgrading of OSes and software and hidden centralizing effects. So even if some group of people are using IRC and RSS, probably many of them are getting caught up in google, chrome, and the current centralizing trend of the current "Web"
- skybrian 7y agoIRC is not in the same situation as websites. Plain HTML pages work fine in mainstream browsers. The web server does need to be upgraded to do encryption, but there is good open source software available for that.