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We need more decentralization, moving the Web outside of big corps that censor "wrong think." We need more critical free thinkers. We need to be more vocal. We

by ezekg 6y ago

We need more decentralization, moving the Web outside of big corps that censor "wrong think." We need more critical free thinkers. We need to be more vocal. We need more conversation and willingness for understanding differing view points. I almost feel like, at least for a ‘main’ social network/chat and political conversations, we need something like the Nets from Enders Game, tying online accounts to real persons, possibly reducing potential for misinformation, propaganda, and opposition-silencing spread by bots and non-persons. All I know is that FB, Twitter, Reddit, etc. are "hive minds" and it is incredibly disheartening when you are one those who "wrong think." And it doesn't seem organic.

lazyjones 6y ago
> We need more decentralization, moving the Web outside of big corps that censor "wrong think." We used to have Usenet, which was fairly decentralized in the sense that each server/provider could decide to ban some groups and admins and moderated groups could ban users. It didn't work so well, the same problems as today existed 25 years ago because similarly-inclined people banned opposing views or legal, but questionable content. Perhaps we just need smaller online communities? Not because there would be a different composition of views, but the lynch mobs and drama that affect every single user would be smaller and more manageable. > FB, Twitter, Reddit, etc. are "hive minds" They're just in the wrong hands, the power to censor and deplatform people is in the hand of too few individuals and organizations, some openly radical left.
- zzo38computer 6y ago
  > We used to have Usenet, which was fairly decentralized in the sense that each server/provider could decide to ban some groups and admins and moderated groups could ban users. We still have Usenet. I still find it work better than many of the newer alternatives, although I have only started using Usenet in 2019.

by ezekg 6y ago

lazyjones 6y ago

> We need more decentralization, moving the Web outside of big corps that censor "wrong think." We used to have Usenet, which was fairly decentralized in the sense that each server/provider could decide to ban some groups and admins and moderated groups could ban users. It didn't work so well, the same problems as today existed 25 years ago because similarly-inclined people banned opposing views or legal, but questionable content. Perhaps we just need smaller online communities? Not because there would be a different composition of views, but the lynch mobs and drama that affect every single user would be smaller and more manageable. > FB, Twitter, Reddit, etc. are "hive minds" They're just in the wrong hands, the power to censor and deplatform people is in the hand of too few individuals and organizations, some openly radical left.

zzo38computer 6y ago
> We used to have Usenet, which was fairly decentralized in the sense that each server/provider could decide to ban some groups and admins and moderated groups could ban users. We still have Usenet. I still find it work better than many of the newer alternatives, although I have only started using Usenet in 2019.