I started working on Haven[1] (FOSS, self-hosted alternative to FB) because of privacy concerns with centralized social media, but the more I explored the space

I started working on Haven[1] (FOSS, self-hosted alternative to FB) because of privacy concerns with centralized social media, but the more I explored the space, the more I felt it was important for the mental-health and societal stability purposes. The article references Jonathan Haidt[2], who has been a vocal participant in this space, but even Barack Obama sees it as an issue--it was the focus of his Keynote at Stanford in April[3]. If we could just get away from the engagement-optimized business model I think (hope?) we would already be in a much better space as a people. [1]: https://havenweb.org https://havenweb.org [2]: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-... [3]: https://barackobama.medium.com/my-remarks-on-disinformation-at-stanford-7d7af7ba28af https://barackobama.medium.com/my-remarks-on-disinformation-...