Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival

Post by ngcc_hk » Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 12:16 PM UTC

moosey wrote: post #559

cjblomqvist wrote: post #544

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I wouldn't be too sure about the statement that innovation happens faster under centralization (especially government). Rather I'd guess you get certain types of innovations.

How many years after we went to space using a central authority did it take before private enterprise could do it? How much did private enterprise depend on the technological development that arose from central and shared commitments to scientific development in that space? We can have the same discussions about the NIH and new drug development (since most drugs simply can't make money). The internet, chips, Google i…

Post by schmudde » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 10:13 AM UTC

phs318u wrote: post #500

dunnevens wrote: post #323

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I'm a little surprised no one's tried reviving newsgroups for discussions. Decentralized, not privacy-invading, can be rendered by a large variety of front-ends. Somewhat censorship resistant. There would be a huge potential spam problem, but that can be controlled by filters and moderators. Maybe Usenet would be more of a headache than it's worth, but it seems perfect for what you're describing.

If someone resurrected Compuserve, I’d pay. Again. The signal to noise ratio was insane. Having to part with real money tends to focus the mind and the tongue.

Post by orionblastar » Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 5:53 AM UTC

ratfaced-guy wrote: post #294

What I want is a decentralized Reddit not under the control of advertising needs. Reddit redesign has been bad for quality content. I actually find Reddit to be a better source of information and knowledge than Google at this point, mostly because Google has been inundated with paid blog-spam. It's a bit harder to get away with that in Reddit (for the time being, and for whatever reason).