I’ve been exploring the fediverse and subbing and posting all over the damn place. Realizing lemmy can federate with kbin blew my mind. Not to mention the possibility of turning my old laptop into a personal server to host my own instance. Is this what it felt like to discover how the internet worked in the 90s?
That’s what BBSes and some parts of the internet felt like. Then it all just became a shitty megamall.
we’re returning now. all hail ActivityPub and personal blogs and self hosting.
I kinda wish usenet was still popular for more than downloads :/ I used to forte agent and slrn like a motherfucker
be the change you want to see in the world
The global village is a company town.
Depressing