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galvagna.com
š Iām conducting a very simple market research survey for the next @fediforum.org on growing the open social web. It would be great if folks could forward this questionnaire link to anyone (16+) who doesn't already work on or research social networks or open social: form.typeform.com/to/ntzoOyqB
fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Norm MacLennan (@nromdotcom.cloud) put his position paper for the upcoming Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop on his blog: https://my.badtake.space/growing-the-open-social-web/
nromdotcom.cloud
Okay, problem solved lol š«”
nromdotcom.cloud
Huh, a bunch of linebreaks went missing from the post body š¤. Sorry for the readability issues for people who hate giant blocks of text haha - I'll sort it out after work.
nromdotcom.cloud
This is making me wanna try Unicorn Overlord again. I _almost_ liked it, but it didn't quite click before I moved on to something else. Maybe it was just a wrong time for me to be playing it and I should try again. Anyway, glad to hear you're enjoying it!
nromdotcom.cloud
Turns out I stand corrected. Either it's been added in the past year, or I just didn't look very hard before. Element does indeed have the option to hide all media by default.
nromdotcom.cloud
Which of course happened even back in the day on IRC. And it was moderately annoying, but at least my IRC client didn't automatically render images. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough but I've never seen an option in element to refuse rendering images and embeds.
nromdotcom.cloud
Yeah, Matrix has plenty of sharp edges even as just a regular user, not to mention a homeserver admin. And it seems like the mod tools may lacking. I try it every year or so, then within a few weeks some moderate-sized public channel I'm idling in gets gore-spammed (or worse) and I don't need that.
nromdotcom.cloud
Internet Doomerism is easy. And something I've engaged in plenty of myself. The good news is: it's never been easier to Be The Change You Want To See On The Internet. Lotta discussion here on top-down solutions, which is good and important. But maybe more important to discuss bottom-up solutions.
nromdotcom.cloud
Addendum: I'll stop just short of claiming 2026 as the Year of Linux on the Desktop, but it's never been easier to ditch Windows - especially for gamers.
nromdotcom.cloud
The real Internet is still out there, some people have just forgotten how to find it. But there are plenty of nerds out there willing to help people seeking a change.
nromdotcom.cloud
I have the privilege of not having placed an order on Amazon since 2023. Sourcing things from elsewhere is sometimes more expensive, or takes longer to ship (or I have to go get it myself), but it avoids rewarding Amazon's behavior. It's not a solution for everyone. But it's important to me.
nromdotcom.cloud
I have my own blog (or two) and read blogs written by other real human beings on a range of topics. I seek out small-ish semi-closed communities centered on my hobbies and have genuine interactions and friendships with real human beings where I don't have to wonder if they're secretly chatbots.
nromdotcom.cloud
Here we are on @bsky.app. Not perfect, but trying to bootstrap a more ethical way to build open and interoperable products for social media and beyond. I pay @kagi.com for ad-free, high-quality search and access to privacy-respecting(ish) LLMs. I switched off gmail and google drive to @proton.me.
nromdotcom.cloud
Monopoly-busting is great. Privacy regulation is great. But it seems like many people simply don't believe a better world or a better Internet is possible, much less trusting politicians to implement it via regulatory action. So what can people do for themselves?