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But why does that stop technical folks from creating protocol-based software and services? That is how the Internet was in the 90s, right? It was no mainstream
by distcs 4y ago
But why does that stop technical folks from creating protocol-based software and services?
That is how the Internet was in the 90s, right? It was no mainstream and nobody cared much. The tech folks created their protocols, server tools, client tools and created their own networks with their own subcultures. IRC, newsgroups, Gopher, BBS all came out of that.
Why should that stop now just because internet is now accessible to the whole world? Tech folks can be tech folks and they can still fool around and create these small networks with subcultures. Gemini is a recent development but such things are fewer today than in the 90s. Wonder why!
- mindslight 4y agoIf you're able to resist the siren song of the greater web and other pop culture distractions a few keystrokes away (eg HN), and are willing to gain popularity at the same rate things grew in the 90's, and have a stark divide between your few friends doing the same thing and the sheer majority who aren't, sure that could work. But for most people, the overwhelming social environment and its network effects is just too strong of a pull.