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by Xiol32 411 days ago
I see we still haven't learned to put a summary of what your product is/does near the start of any big announcement.
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They kind of have, because their product is not a thing, but a social environment.

I like people like this and admire their purpose, but they often don't make anything but manifestos. I make stuff, and I'm friends with other people who are sympathetic with this sort of thing and also make stuff.

Periodically we all make stuff and give it out to people, which in its own way helps cool the burning world, I guess. And folks like this make another manifesto when the previous ones didn't get people like me and my friends to lay down our tools and go to work for them.

It's a challenge, sort of. By which I mean: if the job is to get lots of things made, not so much. But if the job is to think this stuff out, well they're doing more of that than I am. I don't get a lot of help, or seek it: I'm focussed on what is waiting to be done within my jurisdiction. That's a limiting factor, but it serves my purposes :)

Appears to be a fediverse social network like Mastodon, there's a demo on their homepage: https://bonfirenetworks.org/
but what kind? Microblogging, macroblogging, link aggregation, forum, imageboard etc.
there are plugins for all of this stuff and more: there are kanban boards, stuff for openscience (I think peer-review and the likes), some collaboration features etc etc
Yes lost me reading after few minutes because I still didn't know what I was reading about