People don't seem to know about bluesky, the fediverse and the indie web enough.
replySome people avoid those because they tend to consist entirely of people that support banning non-approved ideas that the real world considers non-controversial. That's why X hasn't disappeared like some of the HN crowd predicted.
replyWho or what is fediverse? How do you think it works?
reply> consist entirely of people that support banning non-approved ideas that the real world considers non-controversial
replyWhat's an example?
I thought HN predicted it would fold due to mismanagement, and arguably it would've if it hadn't been delayed by being rolled into the larger Katamari ball of securities fraud that is SpaceTeslaXAI.
replyAnd while it hasn't disappeared, it's losing ground to Pinterest.
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reply> There's zero excuse, none.
replyHow about the general lack of awareness of "open platforms", or of any given one of your objections to X?
Most people are not in the HN bubble.
An open platform could be as simple as hosting their own website. You don’t need to be in a “bubble” to know about websites.
reply“As simple as hosting their own website” is contradictory for a majority of the people using the internet.
replyThe context of the thread is public institutions.
replyI promise you, most public institutions are capable of hosting a web site or running a bluesky account
We are talking about organizations here who are communicating with the public.
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replyGo ask your mom why she never posts on her own website, but does on closed platform social media. Her answer will be the same as all the people outside of the tech bubble you're in.
replyIf it's not the case currently, it should be, that public institutions MUST make their public statements widely available. The old POSSE way seems correct. Blocked, or EULA'd or Paywalled on third-party platforms doesn't do that.
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