xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

@cjd @cryptpad Wow! The UN actually doing something good for once.

@eliasr "Non-normie" side.

@ooignignoktoo Not to mention that more people would just pirate foreign movies if tariffs are placed on them.

@beardalaxy I've seen Poast(-adjacent) users shitting on Linux users many times.

I really hate how this side of the Internet keeps on flip flopping on issues. Like I remember when people would make fun of you for using Windows or macOS and call you a pleb if you aren't using a FOSS OS like Linux or BSD. Now, people will tell you that Linux is for trannies and that you are delusional for believing in the year of the Linux desktop, and that you are better off sticking to Windows.

That's just one example, but it's just one of the many reasons why I just rather be myself than conform into any community's culture.

Now that I think about it, creating an online community (at least one that is decentralized or have loose-to-no moderation) is kind of like raising a child. You may have a vision for your child. You may try to raise them on certain values, but ultimately the child will choose his/her own path.

Same thing with starting an online community. You may have a vision for said community. You may try to impose a certain culture, but unless you impose strict moderation, the culture of said community will grow out of your own control. I think this is why many people who create forums, imageboards, or social networking services end up getting disillusioned with the whole thing. It becomes something that they never intended it to be. I know a lot of libertarian-leaning people who create free-speech sites, but end up being shocked when they turn out to be dissident right echo-chambers.

You just need to realize that culture is 100% organic and grassroots, you can influence it as much as you want, but people will ultimately be the ones to make of it.

@gabriel @hazlin Even if that is a joke, it is for some, though not as bad as the examples that you and I pointed out.

I know a lot of people who were on board with the idea of a decentralized social network, and wanted to try the fediverse out, but ended up quitting due to "culture shock" as the culture is nothing like Twitter, at least in most corners here, so you got a few that insist that the place will never catch on.

Unfortunately, when it comes to decentralized networks like this, the culture is completely unpredictable and most likely won't be the same way as you intended it.

@gabriel I have a lot:
* The Rebol Programming Language
* Twtxt
* ZeroNet
* Beaker Browser - Used version control which might have been better than ZeroNet's Bittorrent solution
* OpenBazaar
* OpenNIC
* JSON Feed
* Gittorrent
* MHTML
* XHTML 2
* XHTML Modularization
* PirateBoxes
* Texti - Interesting web host that hosted simple web pages; not websites, web pages
* Various attempts at network gaming for consoles (GameLine, Sega Channel, Satellaview, etc)
* The Dreamcast VMU - Sega actually had plans to create enhanced versions that acted like pocket computers with MP3 functionality among other things
* TempleOS - I would like to think it would've been something more if the dev didn't go schizo