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If this takes off and becomes mainstream, will you show some inclusiveness towards poor people like me who will dare editing their org social files with an editor like Kate?
While an interesting idea, it's kind of niche. I somehow doubt that this will become mainstream , even among techies.
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Because that would require leaving emacs, I guess. Just a guess. I'm a Vim user so unlike emacs users I do know how to shower but like emacs users I can't manage to carry a conversation with someone in person. We only think partly alike.
> Because that would require leaving emacs, I guess. Yeah, but if this kind of social network was hosted on Vim, nobody would be able to exit it I guess.
Reminds me of .plan files from back in the day.
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Org mode is far more structured than markdown. Structured enough that so you can naturally store data in, and easily access/edit it later. Whenever someone tries to do something similar in markdown, they have to invent an extension of markdown to do it.
Yes markdown is simply about formatting text. Org is a data format.
If you pick one of the more sane (or at least less insane) variants of Markdown, like Pandoc's variant, you do get at least some ways to embed data in reliable ways. It also makes it easy to export and style documents and write your own filters that can make use of the data in various ways. In general I prefer to use ORG-mode, but for some purposes I use Pandoc Markdown instead.
It is never going to go mainstream, but there is a critical mass of people using it and it is probably for the best if it never grows much beyond that.
Sounds a bit like the idea that Bluesky started out with. I don't really get why specifically org mode though, sounds like you could be doing the same thing with a simple Markdown file. And while you're at it, why not just use HTML and read your friends' blogs in the browser?
Finally a social network that only true nerdy people will ever join, I might just finally pick up emacs again.
What about Mastodon? (I'm, like, 80% joking)
Anyone can get on mastodon, nobody f&)@) with emacs.
But seriously the barrier to entry is high enough you will only get the true geeks.
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What about Mastodon? (I'm, like, 80% joking)
Anyone can get past a dog, nobody f$;&&) with a lion. Anyone can get on mastodon, nobody f&)@) with emacs. But seriously the barrier to entry is high enough you will only get the true geeks.
(You can decide for yourself whether this comment is praising or criticizing Mastodon)