Just heard about Hive Social. Why would people go to yet another proprietary closed source platform? Have they learned nothing?
@ellabellafull
No, they have not learned a damn thing. This has been going on for YEARS with the #fediverse. The recent influx might actually change that, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.
@mikemathia
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@notroot @mikemathia Sad. Well, we became netizens fresh from decentralized BBSes and then the larger centralized dial-up communities before it turned into a mix of insulated yet service centralized like Geocities. We might know of the balance to strike and hopefully encourage others.
It's one thing to plant grass roots. But it's another to submit ALL to One Corporate Host.
@ellabellafull @notroot
Agreed. Also, I miss #BBSes
Those were the good ol' days.