Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Apr 17 2022 12:46:49

 Ar> The Internet, as infrastructure, is very decentralized itself. It is
 Ar> called The Network of Networks because it is built up by small networks
 Ar> linked together and ran by different administrators. I think it is quite
 Ar> cool, if you ask me. There are a number of choke points but even those
 Ar> are solvable if need be.
 Ar> 
 Ar> And yes, boraxman likes BBS precisely because they are not a centralized
 Ar> platform, but his point is that most people just uses silo-styled
 Ar> latforms controled by a single entity for socializing.
 Ar> 
 Ar> 

It is not only that they are not centralised, but that they are controlled, owned and operated by private individuals.  Each individual can run the BBS as they see fit, which reduced corruption because they don't have to bow to advertisers, or woke activists, or to the underlying platform they are using.

If any particular Sysop goes political, you can move to another, and still likely join in the same 'net'.

The BBS may not be the best incarnation of this ideal, it may be the Fediverse, but anyone who cares about freedom, about not being subject to tyranny, should push for this type of model.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

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