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Do you know of any federated/distributed alternatives to reddit? Although, maybe the argument is we don't actually need a social media platform at all just RSS.
by disposekinetics 6y ago
Do you know of any federated/distributed alternatives to reddit? Although, maybe the argument is we don't actually need a social media platform at all just RSS.
- kube-system 6y agoMost of the sites that attempt to be an alternative to reddit are filled with groups that reddit banned.
- disposekinetics 6y agoThat's the problem I run into too.
- cmdshiftf4 6y agoWait, you're looking for a federated alternative to Reddit, but people exercising free speech on other platforms is a problem for you? Why not just stay with Reddit?
- disposekinetics 6y agoA federated service would be harder to monetize. Which makes me think it would stay usable longer.
- tomjen3 6y agoJust because I think it was wrong to ban jailbait doesn't mean I want to browse it.
- MarcellusDrum 6y agoIt took me some time to have my RSS feed setup the way I want it, but it is such a fresh breath of air. A thing I noticed is that my opinion about a certain subject gets influenced a lot by the top comments, whether here or on Reddit. I sometimes even read the comments before reading the article. Having to read an article and giving myself enough time to form my own opinion without directly checking what the comments "want" me to believe was refreshing. But still, having comments is important to see something from a different angle, which is why I still browse HN and reddit.
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- rthomas6 6y agodev.lemmy.ml Also it's not federated, but I like hubski.com
- CM30 6y agoFrom what I can tell, Lemmy seems to be this: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy Littr seems to be federated too: https://littr.me/ https://littr.me/ That's about it for federated Reddit alternatives, at least that I can find. And I don't think the federated aspect has caught on yet for either.
- orthecreedence 6y agoJust a quick note that from what I understand, Lemmy is not yet federated but they are actively pushing to implement the ActivityPub protocol.
- icedchai 6y agoUsenet was the original "reddit."
- disposekinetics 6y agoForgive the ignorance, but how do I access Usenet? I tried to look it up and I don't feel any closer.
- icedchai 6y agoThis is part of the problem. It is not easy for new users to access... First, you need access to a news server. These folks offer a free public one: https://www.aioe.org/ https://www.aioe.org/ There are also other paid news servers but I don't want to advertise for them. You also need an NNTP (Usenet) client. I use "slrn" which is a command line app. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders for some others. Once you find one, you'll need to point it to the news server of your choice (nntp.aioe.org in this example.) Good luck discovering Usenet! Most groups are not too active.
- ZWoz 6y agoUsenet. Its still alive, though some groups are more active than others; some groups are abondoned many years ago.