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People I want to follow don't have the technical chops to self-host. One can say it's sad, but I think it's worse that one needs technical chops to self-host.
by rakoo 4y ago
People I want to follow don't have the technical chops to self-host. One can say it's sad, but I think it's worse that one needs technical chops to self-host.
Come up with a way for anyone to publish content from their phone, with no subscription, and no need for an always-on server, and you'll have the basis for something less centralized.
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- bluefirebrand 4y agoHow do you discover people in this system, though? And at the end of the day, there has to be some kind of server somewhere. Even if it's using SMS or DNS or something to accomplish this.
- kixiQu 4y agoTumblr's owned by Automattic now, and they're throwing in some Indieweb features ([this] doesn't look official, but it actually is!). It also has proper RSS. Using a platform like that rather than a totally closed one like FB seems to me like a step up. [this]: https://github.com/indieweb/tumblr https://github.com/indieweb/tumblr