Unlike corporate social media and the infinite scroll, the fediverse is open for experimentation. There are innovations possible with fediverse technologies that are not possible on corporate social media. This is a strong counterargument against those who look at federated, non-centralized, democratically controlled social media and say, “it’s too complicated....
Solarpunk originates in Brazilian science fiction in the early 2010s. Unlike cyberpunk or other -punk science fiction genres, solarpunk is not dystopian. Appearing in anthologies, solarpunk stories feature people shedding unnecessary possessions, using tree root networks to communicate, or teaching children new ways of relating to the land....
As VICE reported in late 2016, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey publicly called for advice from Twitter users on how to make the service better....
As for the three features of covenantal federalism, the fediverse demonstrates those, as well. The fediverse is noncentralized – it is allergic to powerful centers. An instance’s members consent to abide by a code of conduct (or they are free to move to another instance)....
Ehmke didn’t start small. During and immediately after her transition, she and her allies tackled one of the most sacred rituals in the tech world: the convention, or “con” for short....
However, while Playvious.social is no more, its influence echoes across the fediverse. These echoes can be seen to this day in two key places: fediblock, one of the most important hashtags on the fediverse, was co-created by a Playvicious moderator, and The Bad Space, a blocklist put together by Playvicious admin Ro....