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We still haven't found out how to use the internet to socialize, without resorting to giving power to a central entity. If there is something out there that ca
by kumarvvr 2y ago
We still haven't found out how to use the internet to socialize, without resorting to giving power to a central entity.
If there is something out there that can do this, profitably, then we can kiss these mega social giants good bye.
I heard about the Blue Sky protocol, but it still feels primitive.
- xoac 2y agoYou realize people (including me) were socializing on the internet before any of these big companies existed, right?
- ohgr 2y agoWe also still do it!
- wyclif 2y agoThere was this open protocol (that still exists!) called IRC. Also: Usenet and email.
- kube-system 2y agoFacebook has 3 billion users. IRC and Usenet basically round to zero by comparison. Email is the real answer here, but the reason it is better is the same reason Facebook et al took over.
- kube-system 2y agoMost people weren’t, until the big companies came around and commoditized it.
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- Juliate 2y ago_Centralized platforms_ socialising happened around 2004, Facebook being one big survivor of that time. Because then, centralising stuff to provide a massive service proved more efficient (money wise: resources, investment, control, ads). But socialising on the internet? There were plenty of options before, around and after then. Only, they didn't get the same support, convergence and effort since then. Because most people trusted the centralized services would opt to do the right things eventually. Ha. Fools were we.
- hulitu 2y ago> We still haven't found out how to use the internet to socialize, You don't need to use the internet to socialize.