I think the internet will get worse in the future; someone gets offended by everything, nobody lives without being criticized here.
I think the internet will get worse in the future; someone gets offended by everything, nobody lives without being criticized here.
I’m starting to see this amongst my techie friends: invite only enclaves. Like, using matrix or signal chats that are only by invite; Jellyfin servers for streaming, again, among friends. Group cloud services like nextcloud, mail servers cut off from email at large… Internet-like services, but for small groups.
Kinda sounds great. I was on a city-based discord server for about a year before I got bored and sick of arguing. I guess I’m technically still on it.
I made some friends. Almost had a couple face to face meets with the idea of exploring actual friendships, but he was more conservative-leaning than I (but very reachable) and kept getting into fights and leaving discord for bouts. He took the “suburbs are evil” crowd a little too seriously.
Not utopian, but having the geographical focus in common and knowing we could meet these folks face to face as we go about our days I think added an honesty and restraint to the interactions.
It also gives it sort of a community extension vibe without the douchebaggery of HOA Facebook groups or corporate bullshit of Ring neighborhoods.