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The Wikipedia page (linked) is a good introduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) My take Ki
by gerikson 4y ago
The Wikipedia page (linked) is a good introduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)
My take
Kinder: an updated Gopher
Snarkier: a technical solution to a social problem
- akkartik 4y agoA tool to carve out a space without the social problem. There are phenomena on the web that can just never happen on Gemini, for better or for worse. (E.g. autoloading images) And that will keep the size of the social gathering permanently down and avoid Eternal September.
- gerikson 4y agoExactly. The tech is the gatekeeper to ensure that the social group is self-selecting.
- randallsquared 4y agoEverything that can be used to solve widespread problems in a lasting way is technical. People snark a lot about social problems and the supposed contrast with merely technical solutions, but the gap at which this gestures is that we do not have enough understanding of societies (or other large groups of people) to engineer socially technical solutions with designed consequences.
- jxf 4y agoAfter reading more, "an updated Gopher" sounds like a good summary. I am too young to have interacted with Gopher in its heyday, but I've always thought the idea was neat, and I love the idea of a closer-to-text-mode interface to this stuff. Thanks for the comment!