It seems like having a website open and available on the internet is getting practically impossible to manage, with bots accounting for more and more traffic. AI has gotten to a point where it can circumvent just about any form of captcha, sooooo, what? Does "the internet just get abandoned in favor of some other, better technology that we hope crops up? Does it fade away? Do the real nerds start their own separate internet, and not let companies in? I donno, food for thought I guess.

  • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’m so into this as an idea. The saddest part being I seem to be one of the few people I know willing to to the hardware/hosting/setup and I get this sinking feeling

    “Nobody cares. They just want convenience.” :(

    I’ve thought a lot about trying to set up a VPN’d social media alternative before, where it’s literally just friends and family sharing what matters to us without ads and stuff.

    But with storage prices lately? That’ll definitely have to wait. 😅

    • dangling_cat@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Here are a couple of difficulties:

      • hardware limitations: with hardware shortages, the available computing is going to be limited. But luckily, since you are only serving to a couple dozen people tops, your current hardware should be able to handle it as is.
      • technical support: as this concept becomes more popular, there will be more open-source projects and templates to help with people’s setup. There will be at least one IT person in every friend circle who wants to set it up and potentially federate with each other.
      • adaptation: people will use nazi social for various reasons. That’s why VPN is such a genius idea. If they want to use legacy internet, they can turn it off temporarily. If they want to cut off big tech, they can turn it back on. Any second people are off big tech is a second you saved.

      If you want to talk more, my dm is open :3