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Demo: Fully P2P and open source Reddit alternative

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Re: Demo: Fully P2P and open source Reddit alternative

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sosodev wrote: post #16

It's weird to use the name "plebbit" considering that's the derogatory term for Reddit used by 4chan folk. It's like begging for this to be a dumping ground for some of the worst human behaviors. Does the decentralized nature mean that illegal content can't be easily be removed?

> It's weird to use the name "plebbit" considering that's the derogatory term for Reddit used by 4chan folk. It's like begging for this to be a dumping ground for some of the worst human behaviors.

i think thats the obvious intention. Just scroll down the page to see what the user base is.

Re: Demo: Fully P2P and open source Reddit alternative

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Post by estebanabaroa »

TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #14

So does this mean each subreddit creates and hosts their own entire “Reddit clone”?

Each community owner must run a node 24/7 to seed his own community's content via IPFS. Similar to how you need to seed a torrent you client.

There's a GUI client so it's very easy, you just double click and leave it open.

It's also possible for centralized services to run communities for people, so it's technically possible to run a community without having to have any device run 24/7 yourself.

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Post by lucideer »

Diti wrote: post #23

Not compatible with the fediverse? I’ll stay on Lemmy.

The fediverse is federated (it's in the name). This is distributed (P2P). They're fundamentally different concepts in the underlying protocol so compatibility is a bit odd to think about here.

There are certainly overlaps in the two concepts and certain parts of them can be compatible to a small extent: a bunch of people have compared Bluesky Social's AT protocol to SSB despite the former being federated & the latter being p2p. But similarities aside they can't really be compatible at protocol level.

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Post by theprincess »

sosodev wrote: post #16

It's weird to use the name "plebbit" considering that's the derogatory term for Reddit used by 4chan folk. It's like begging for this to be a dumping ground for some of the worst human behaviors. Does the decentralized nature mean that illegal content can't be easily be removed?

You'll also notice that the logo makes the face from the "NPC" memes that would have still been popular among the 4chan "politically incorrect" crowd right around the time this project was allegedly started. Sadly, for enterprising edgelords, Elon has usurped them all by turning Twitter itself into the ultimate "alt-tech" app. Like, seriously, unless you want to share illegal pornography, why not just share your spicey maymays on Twitter where they'll get more reach? Impressive amount of follow through regardless.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/angry-npc-wojak

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Post by geysersam »

witheld wrote: post #15

The content you’ve linked really does a good job at showing how completely decentralized P2P social media is a terrible, terrible idea.

Decentralized does not mean there's no moderation. 4chan is centralized but the content can be... We don't need big companies to help us do quality moderation. Quite the opposite.

P2P social media is a fantastic idea.

Re: Demo: Fully P2P and open source Reddit alternative

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Post by geysersam »

nelox wrote: post #26
witheld wrote: post #15

The content you’ve linked really does a good job at showing how completely decentralized P2P social media is a terrible, terrible idea.

Yep, it may be technically of interest, but devoid of any modicum of social nuance or sophistication.

Yes because Reddit gets its sophistication from being centralized and VC owned?

The quality of Reddit is created by the users. If they used a P2P platform the content would be of high quality.

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