Subj : Social Media Subsitute
To   : Richard Falken
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Aug 03 2020 11:02 pm

Hello Richard!

** On Monday 03.08.20 - 17:00, Richard Falken wrote to August Abolins:

 >> So, censored ex-FB and ex-Reddit users are not a good fit for fidonet.

 RF> I think you are painting censored users with a rough brush here.

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 RF> For me, this is the real reason why things such as federated
 RF> messaging platforms (such as Fido) and darknets are so important.
 RF> Unpopular people has the need of their own corner of the Internet.
 RF> Specially if they are really unpopular, because when they are
 RF> universally hated, the only support they may find is in some obscure
 RF> IRC server or network.

Well said.  Noted.  I jumped to conclusions and assumed that the ousted  
groups were only the types being offensive in some way.

4chan could probably be a fine home for those ex-people.

4chan is an interesting messaging model.  It is very fast.  It has a  
mobile version of the interface - with no ads (I got a DNS spoffing  
warning when switching it). It is totally anonymous.  Access is instant.    
Perfect for people are on their pcs with 24/7 internet connections.

Hard for me to wrap my head around the messaging style, and I would miss  
the offline capability of fidonet style.


  ../|ug

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