Josh "cortex" MillardI’m a cranky old-web person but I’m just genuinely fucking mystified that the reaction to either Jack’s or Zuck’s new corporate social media landgrab isn’t a loud unanimous laughing “no, get fucked”. Twitter and Facebook were a warning, not an instruction manual.
David W. Jones@joshmillard They were convenient for those that didn't want to spend the time doing anything except exchange messages and pictures with others. Like having a web page without requiring the technical expertise to create it. Quite a number of small businesses use Facebook as their "website"...
Taco Dave@dancingtreefrog @joshmillard this is a good point. And honestly the social part is a huge aspect of the draw as well; having your own website, even with automated tools and stuff, just isn’t as discoverable as Facebook pages for the folks that run in local groups I’ve seen.
@dancingtreefrog @joshmillard I started a project earlier this year to share friends’ small businesses. https://itsdaves.site/friend-mall/
It feels like we need a way to do this at scale for small businesses we want to support in general, and maybe have it be ActivityPub compatible? Maybe “magazine” sites like Lemmy or KBin are a step toward this. I could see myself subscribing to one for e.g. “DFW Black-Owned Restaurants” or art show pop ups.
