Subj : Re: BBS Population
To   : Ogg
From : Boraxman
Date : Sun Oct 09 2022 22:06:00

-=> Ogg wrote to boraxman <=-

 Og> Hello boraxman!

 Og> ** On Sunday 09.10.22 - 02:07, boraxman wrote to Ogg:

 b> There is a danger that were given back privacy, but still
 b> lose autonomy. We still can be cut off from others
 b> arbitrarily, or because we don't align with some foreign
 b> companies values.  I'm in Australia, and for me to be
 b> booted off Social Media, cutting me from communication with
 b> people who I went to school with here, because that company
 b> thought something I posted didn't match their foreign,
 b> values, kind of doesn't sit well with me.

 Og> In that case, the only alternative you might have is to use a
 Og> paid system. A service that collects a fee for comms wouldn't
 Og> boot off its users.

 Og> A couple of free social media types could still work: Briar,
 Og> and Session.  Both have private channels, as well as groups and
 Og> forums.

This is what Jaron Lanier has been suggesting.  He has some good talks on
Social Media, though I'm skeptical of people who help developed social media
THEN realised it was flawed.  Unfortunately, we hear from tech-bros that change
their mind more than we do from people who knew from the start it would be a
problem.

http://jaronlanier.com/

Because the user isn't paying, the incentive is to monetise the user.  We got
spoiled with free services, because the true cost was hidden from us.  I'd be
OK with a paid service, or even a service which was bundled with the ISP's
package.
 
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