The grand idealism of the free and open internet might be over for now, but in its place falls a more practical mindset. Just like Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs are entering their “Hard Tech” era, the people building web alternatives are also entering their Post-Naive Era. Here are the names to know.
    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      23 days ago

      Internet in 2005: “Don’t trust anything you read in the newspaper, watch on TV, or hear on the radio. The real truth is here.”

      Internet in 2015: “You can now read the newspaper, watch TV, and listen to the radio on the Internet! The real truth is here.”

      Internet in 2025: “AI gibberish”

  • etherphon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Sounds great in theory, but I feel like the minute one of those places becomes a viable alternative it will be sold for a pile of cash.

    • chobeat@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      22 days ago

      A lot of these spaces are reading, writing and designing around so-called “anti-capture” protocols exactly to avoid that.