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Every group of people has standards of behavior. I don't think that the quote is calling for control or censorship. It is not censorious or controling to stop assosciating with people that do not meet your personal basic standards for conduct, similar to how a librarian asking you to be quiet is not censorious. It is okay to set expectations for people, it's usually the only way to get them to meet them.
2023-12-25 路 5 months ago
i do not believe in low barriers. but i believe that the solution is education.
we failed computer education because it is a new field. but we will improve it.
secondly, privacy and/or security means unconveniences. you have the door? then you need to lock it, remember where your keys are, etc. life is hard.
people who are unable to use something more 'complex' than whatsapp are doing very complex tasks in other areas. there is no reason they cannot use jabber.
jabber and freedom means choices: choose a server to open account on, then username, then client, then add friends manually.
but that is not hard for a liturate people.
and it doesnt five spof company all your data.
The small Net is just not there yet.... (small aka smol aka indie) (net aka internet aka web) TLDR; I want the small internet to thrive but after seeing how most people use the internet I don't see how it is even possible at all. Big platforms give their users powerful tools, easy interfaces, and massive reach with no barriers. The small internet has to have a lower barrier to entry than starting a Whatsapp group in order for there to be any meaningful change in our online spaces. The...
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