It Never Had To Be This WayMay 31, 2025
AwattoAnalog

"Westenberg" is penned by the eponymous Joan Westenberg. She is also on Mastodon @Daojoan

Take a few minutes out of your day and have a read of "The Internet is Shrinking"

You'll be glad you did.

Source: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-internet-is-shrinking/

#Westenberg #JoanWestenberg #Blog #Blogging

The Internet is Shrinking

The internet used to be limitless, open to anyone with an idea. Now, it’s a polished prison run by tech giants. Is this the future we signed up for? Here’s how Big Tech quietly turned freedom into captivity. Remember when the internet felt infinite? When every click could

Westenberg.
May 31, 2025 at 6:23pmWeb
Show threadjtbMay 31, 2025
@AwattoAnalog But at the end of all that it asks you to sign up to comment!
Show threadChrisMay 31, 2025

@AwattoAnalog Take care about a Fake account...

Sorry, was maybe only a Mastodon Pixelfed Account link i refered too.

Daojoan you ar perfect.

Show threadPteryx the Puzzle SecretaryMay 31, 2025
@AwattoAnalog @Daojoan
I'll note that I get the impression that some of the root of Discord's success is that it's good at *pretending* it's a free, open, and empowering platform.
Show threadKyle Memoir 🍉🐧May 31, 2025

@AwattoAnalog @pluralistic

I never tire of quoting Haruki Murakami in relation to the corralling and domestication of America's and the world's attention:

If you only read what everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Show threadMichael Adeyeye OshinJun 1, 2025

Another provoking piece from Joan. Is the battle not yet lost?

Decentralised services are too complex for an average user that is locked into the walled garden.

CC: @[email protected]
Show threadJeroen BosmanJun 1, 2025
@maoshin @AwattoAnalog @Daojoan People who grew up playing in just five walled gardens may not be able to imagine there's a world beyond those. And if they can, they have a hard time opening the gate, both technically and mentally. They have been made to think it's scary. How to convince someone life can become more inspiring after leaving Facebooklet and Toktik?