prince lucijaMar 23, 2025

i want to write a guide for my friends who have realised they want to try fediverse. i would install a gts instance and a phanpy (both avail. in yunohost) and then start the guide with "hello. i'm really sorry this has to be more complicated from instagram, but blame those who fucked up the web, increasingly since 2004, but now we can unfuck it together. but we need some learning time. don't worry, everything will be ok."

oh, maybe i need stickers with QR code (link to unfuckthe.website and text "scan this to unfuck the web"

Show threadprince lucijaMar 23, 2025

Unfuck The Web

  • learn HTML
  • buy your own domain name
  • create your own website
  • run an email newsletter and don't track opens/clicks
  • write a blog
  • fuck up big tech: leave all their platforms^1
  • use web hosting that is sponsoring developers of free software
  • create a digital garden on your website
  • offer RSS on your website
  • join the fediverse
  • learn linux and how to use the terminal
  • set up and admin your own web server
  • do it with others! join local meetups, homebrew website clubs and similar.
  • teach others for free (skill sharing)
  • read blogs in a rss reader
  • maintain a blogroll
  • host your website from your home

unfucktheinter.net

  • listen to podcasts on a podcast app (rss! not Spotify or Apple podcasts)
  • join local librehosters collective
  • setup your own local email server
  • daily-drive Linux
  • install custom rom on your phone
  • use encrypted and decentralized communication: signal, matrix, jabber/xmpp, deltaChat
  • use and share private self hosted cloud - like NextCloud
  • anything with VC (vulture capital): don't touch it, even with a stick
Unfuck The Web Now!

Show threadAnja KreysingMar 26, 2025
@prinlu Great but not managable for everyone. With a fulltime Job and 3 Kids the time is Limited. But digital participation is Human right imho. We need more Grass Root teachings round the next corner & good online tutorials…
Show threadKristoffer LislegaardMar 26, 2025

@anja @prinlu

I think we should have some of these things in school, youth clubs, etc.

Learn kids how to make html-sites instead of editors.

We grown ups need to unlearn.

Learning and autonomy shoul be part of the process instead of telling people you can buy your way to the top.

This includes music making.

People get bombarded with adds for plugins, sample packs and even midi chord packs instead of wanting to learn.

We need personal DIY instead of corporate flashiness more than ever!

Show threadAnja KreysingMar 26, 2025
@lislegaard @prinlu yeah more digital education would be great! And: handle very careful with (big) tech is very important, too. BUT: I wouldn't condemn commercial apps in general. There is so much great software out there! I have deep respect for the inventors. And I don't hesitate to pay for their good work. If a company acts awfull like for eg Native Instruments with the Absynth, I avoid spending my money for their products. Let's prefer concious decisions over moral conflicts. 🙃
Show threadKristoffer LislegaardMar 26, 2025

@anja @prinlu

I also agree with this (not enough space to include in my original reply).

It is important not to scare people away from this learning!

Show threadAnja Kreysing
@lislegaard @prinlu yesss that's the main problem of the most teaching: don't scare the kids & people away. It has to be a joy and frequently playfull. 🤩 I love my 2015 Mac BookPro running on Linux Mint Debian Edition. It's not perfect but great. But I can't switch off nearly 30 years of sound- and videowork I still can only maintain with an Apple MacBook. So I am currently a dual user and I am fine with that. 😊 But: FOSS development needs a big speed up, of course! 🙌
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