Ditto wants to bring back the weird customizable internet people actually loved

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/ditto-decentralized-social-platform/

Nostr - Wouter Constant - FOSDEM 2025

https://youtu.be/Tbt3jL1Ms0w?si=R4W9xggbL7FrEI7W

Constant's presentation about Nostr on #FOSDEM 2025.

Original: https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6452-nostr-notes-and-other-stuff-transmitted-by-relays/
On Nostr: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVVVcDhyQTlaQnNYVjV1R0hlN0kxdkZFRTZ0UXxBQ3Jtc0ttRDN6SHRITmZFMmZlTjY2WnZTUC1iRkJQOEdDLUd1Z1Uwb0pQenBlaE5rbVhmNWE5blhSZEVDZjNNcV9kckxfYzh0Y3ZsQnI5Zy1zUTktM0oyaWhQaUFXNFNyM1l4NUU5bS1mc0RJZk9paUJUZlF4cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnjump.me%2Fnevent1qqsdc37ghsxs05lsjw4fs9x2lqqfu23cxuc6veq6m29jueq9fdy257cppamhxue69uhku6n4d4czumt99uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7rhec5g&v=Tbt3jL1Ms0w

#Nostr #OpenProtocol #SocialNetworking #SocialMedia #Fediverse

RNotté shares a manifesto to seek out inconvenience in order to seek greater human connection and authentic experiences. And you know what their post reminds me of? The Matrix!
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/04/30/rejecting-convenience/

#repost #ai #art #capitalism #indieweb #privacy #socialNetworking #theMatrix

‘Not the OG’: Pinoys on Friendster’s comeback

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2026/04/30/312726/pinoys-friendster-comeback/

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@guidostevens/116458929555924975

"[...] the real shift is, to slow down in the company of other like-minded people making the same shift […] to strengthen local and wider-region mutual support networks"

My good friend @guidostevens
is *literally* on fire 🔥 with this poignant, mind-blowing essay on the pernicious harms inflicted by #Algorithms and #GenAI in building, nurturing and sustaining out personal / business relationships.

Highly recommended read!👌🏻😎

#SovereignByDesign #asynco #cmgr #SocialNetworking #SocialCapital #KM