Can we all stop the in-fighting for a minute and realise how awesome the platform we are on is?

We are forming communities on the realized image of the internet that we were told we would have back in the 80s and 90s.

You can make your own home on the web and have your own niche community, not owned by any corporation, while still being connected to the wider internet.

This feels like something out of a sci-fi movie.

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    We are forming communities on the realized image of the internet that we were told we would have back in the 80s and 90s.

    Exactly! Back in the 80s, tech enthusiasts would run their own dial-up message boards in their homes. The Fediverse is like that, but with all the benefits of modern technology. Anyone can run their own instance if they have a decent internet connection (usually fiber). But it is more than just message boards: they can run Lemmy, Mastodon, Wordpress, and even things like Tor and NextCloud, and instantly contribute their computing resources to the larger Fediverse community.

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    I agree.

    BUT some degree of infighting means we’re alive and engaged with the platform. I think it’s healthy infighting.

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      Exactly. No human community exists without infighting. Infighting is not a good thing, but it is a good sign – a sign of growth.

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    That’s why I like this place. Feels very old school somehow. And it’s an actual protocol, like back before everything was the same handful of companies running everything with their own BS software.

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      The freedom of expression is relieving and oddly something I forgot existed. There has been so much censorship and polticial correctness that it has ruined what made the old internet fun.

      I would love to see Youtube be next in federation migration!

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    I keep telling my wife how awesome the Fediverse is. She doesn’t share the same sentiment I do, but she also doesn’t care about Reddit. I’ll win her over one day.

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      we just need to find her brand of community and have you show her a few posts a day. Whats she into - succulents? scary stories? funny videos? CATS?

      we can do this