IzzyJul 2, 2023

I believe we are about to see a radical shift in how we use the internet, we just don't know what will take form yet.

Most of us were on forums and IRCs 10-15 years ago. After that, most of us went to social media.

I think we are reaching the end of the social media era as we know it.

Right now, people are leaving places like Twitter and Reddit and moving to federated/decentralized social platforms.

What's to come after this?
Not sure. Only time will tell.

Show threadElectric ArcJul 2, 2023

@GeekBrony THIS. THIS. THIS.

With how poorly the major sites are being handled now, it was only a matter of time before we see the tides shift.

Only time will tell however if companies will sink or adapt with the changes, though I'd rather not see Facebook or Google try and get their slimy fingered hands on this kinda tech - I have heard it might be easy to block them out entirely but we'll see.

Show threadElectric ArcJul 2, 2023
@GeekBrony would love to see a Fedi attempt at YouTube as well, but I have the feeling that is asking for too much as of now.
Show threadIzzyJul 2, 2023
@Elliejojo I hear more about PeerTube as of late, which might be something to look into.
Show threadAmanita Green 🍄
@GeekBrony @Elliejojo Yep, PeerTube is a thing. I have my own instance but I don't use it much.
Jul 2, 2023 at 4:52pmWeb
Show threadAmanita Green 🍄Jul 2, 2023
@GeekBrony @Elliejojo Nobody really uses it as far as I'm aware. There's some youtubers pushing stuff like bitchute which is not decentralised afaik and I'm not sure how LBRY works
Show threadmaliceJul 2, 2023

@diamond @Elliejojo @GeekBrony Bitchute is where insane people go. I'd be EXTREMELY suspicious of anyone advocating for using it.

Peertube used to kinda suck, haven't tried it recently, but I don't think there's a lot of interesting stuff on it even if the technical side gets sorted out.

A good alternative to youtube would be amazing, but probably not simple.

Show threadAmanita Green 🍄Jul 2, 2023
@malice I probably remember bitchute from some sus youtubers I used to watch
Show threadAmanita Green 🍄Jul 2, 2023
@malice @Elliejojo @GeekBrony activitypub is just inherently trash IMO
Show threadmaliceJul 2, 2023
@diamond @Elliejojo @GeekBrony Don't really know much about activitypub itself, but even if it's trash, I guess it's what we have for now.
Show threadAmanita Green 🍄Jul 2, 2023
@malice bluesky's authenticated transfer (AT) protocol is pretty promising