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I mean, maybe. But these folks living on the smolweb can tend to over-estimate their importance/influence. I say this after spending a decent amount of time th
by syndeo 1y ago
I mean, maybe.
But these folks living on the smolweb can tend to over-estimate their importance/influence. I say this after spending a decent amount of time there, even building Gopher and Gemini (as in the protocol, not Google) clients of my own.
Some Gemini protocol enthusiasts actually think Google renamed Bard out of fear of being subverted by them, as a play to intentionally destroy any name recognition.
TBH, these folks are likely not even a blip on Big Tech's radar.
That scene from Endgame comes to mind:
"You took everything from me!"
"I don't even know who you are."
- alganet 1y agoReality is often disappointing. The Gemini name is most likely one of the blandest names picked out of a selection of similarly tasteless possible choices. It reminds me of "Germany". Google Germany. Can't shake that impression out of my head.
- jmole 1y agoIDK, I think Gemini is great. Way better than bard.
- futuraperdita 1y agoAgree. I like the smol web's indie ideals but any threat they think technically advanced and arcane tooling is to a normie on an iPhone is almost a delusion of grandeur. The "old internet" that runs the Indie Web / Smol Web ideas is not the target market anymore. Gemini. Because it's your digital twin. That's all that needed to go through the marketing person's head to get you to that being its name.
- darepublic 1y ago> "I don't even know who you are." ^ Google's mission is to never have to make this statement about anyone.
- wmf 1y agoIt's probably worth separating indie normal Web sites from crackpot shit that can't be accessed from a browser (Gopher/Gemini).