$1M to build decentralized social networks • Hacker News Board

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by fein » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:27 PM UTC

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #9

overcast wrote: post #4

If I had the money, I'd pledge $1B to erase social networks from our lives.

If you feel that strongly, stop using them. I stopped using Facebook a year ago, and now my most social sites are YouTube and reddit. Neither are as toxic for me as Facebook was. You won’t save others, but it’s easy to save yourself.

> now my most social sites are YouTube and reddit

So out of the fire, and into the frying pan.

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by momentmaker » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:27 PM UTC

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Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by lyra_comms » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:28 PM UTC

Decentralised social networks are a bad idea. Communication tools need to be inclusive and open to everyone, especially laypeople. Decentralised tools and blockchain turn off non-techies, and are overkill for the social networking problem.

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by Xeoncross » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:28 PM UTC

acconrad wrote: post #5

So why not just throw the $1M at Diaspora or Mastodon?

They use their own auth/storage systems. Browserstack is simply giving a tiny amount of the money they raised to build their own platform.

If I was browser stack I'd be offering a lot more than $1 million considering how important this is to their platform.

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by faizshah » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:28 PM UTC

This blockstack architecture is pretty interesting, but I wish it didn't have a Token attached: https://blockstack.org/whitepaper.pdf

Anyone know of a similar decentralized DNS platform and allows users to 'own' their personal data without an attached ICO?

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by overcast » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:29 PM UTC

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #9

overcast wrote: post #4

If I had the money, I'd pledge $1B to erase social networks from our lives.

If you feel that strongly, stop using them. I stopped using Facebook a year ago, and now my most social sites are YouTube and reddit. Neither are as toxic for me as Facebook was. You won’t save others, but it’s easy to save yourself.

I did stop using them, years ago. YouTube I tolerate because I disable comments. Reddit is a cesspool.

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by rplst8 » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:30 PM UTC

They want it built on their tech here: https://blockstack.org/. "New Internet" aye? Is this an based on an episode of Silicon Valley?

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by tenaciousDaniel » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:32 PM UTC

faizshah wrote: post #15

This blockstack architecture is pretty interesting, but I wish it didn't have a Token attached: https://blockstack.org/whitepaper.pdf Anyone know of a similar decentralized DNS platform and allows users to 'own' their personal data without an attached ICO?

I almost forgot crypto projects could exist without an ICO. Shit's crazy.

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by franzpeterstein » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:32 PM UTC

Nobody needs a social network anymore, whether it is decentralized (Mastodon, Diaspora) or centralized (Facebook, Twitter). I think the social media bubble burst a long time ago and we just didn't realize it. I also have a Mastodon account, but used it only for a short time. I speak now only for myself personally, social networks bore me quite and I have no more interest to sign up somewhere.

Re: $1M to build decentralized social networks

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Post by tenaciousDaniel » Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:35 PM UTC

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #9

overcast wrote: post #4

If I had the money, I'd pledge $1B to erase social networks from our lives.

If you feel that strongly, stop using them. I stopped using Facebook a year ago, and now my most social sites are YouTube and reddit. Neither are as toxic for me as Facebook was. You won’t save others, but it’s easy to save yourself.

Not to doubt you, since I don't know your experience, but I use Facebook to keep up with distant family members and old college friends. I check in about once a day, and if we find ourselves in the same town we notice, and make plans to meet up. That sums up 99% of my use of Facebook, and it's absolutely benign for me. No toxicity at all, from my pov. Maybe it depends on your social circle?