[samothrace]

Alright, but what's the actual best minimalist social media?

I'm so fed up with Meta/X and while Reddit is decent, it's no way to connect with friends or carry on conversations that last longer than 2 hours.

I'm convinced that many people feel this way, and while I'm sure there will be a big "don't reinvent the wheel" response here, convincing mom, grandma, and that guy from high school to make and maintain a blog/website/rss feed is a no go in reality.

(And yes, I and my imaginary cohort are ready and willing to pay a monthly fee!!)

[rustcleaner]

>Reddit is decent

Karma anxiety inducing echo chamber.

What is decent exists: FMS with Web of Trust moderating, on Freenet/Hyphanet. It's 4chan style anyone-can-post with non-destructive subscription-based moderation.

[samothrace]

A fair assessment. It's at least better than Meta.

I'm looking into hyphanet, thanks.

[ryandrake]

I think all you really need is decent universal chat. Not our current siloed ecosystem with 15 different chat systems run by 8 different companies, none compatible with each other. But a truly universal chat system: like E-mail where you can E-mail anyone no matter what their ISP, computer manufacturer or phone manufacturer is.

[samothrace]

That would be a good step, and I see how that allows for everyone to remain in the marketing cesspool of their choosing. But as for myself, I want "posts" and a customizable feed. Without the ads and attention-maximizing bs.

[alisonatwork]

If you just want a feed of stuff where you choose who to subscribe to, where you can like and comment, no ads, and that's about it... that's Mastodon. If you want more topic-organized threads, that's Lemmy. There's not many people on the fediverse relative to mainstream social media, but there's enough for it have the Craigslist/usenet/BBS feeling.

[samothrace]

Thank you, checking these out.

[nektro]

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