On 03/21, Miles Fidelman wrote:
On 3/21/18 11:48 AM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
On 21/03/18 01:00 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
My problem with "social networks" is that they're monopolies.
Imagine popping down to the local pub for a pint and a bit of
conversation, only to find that it's part of a huge chain run by a
transnational conglomerate. I much prefer the Usenet model,
although web sites that let you leave messages come pretty close.
What I don't like are those web sites that make you log in through
Facebook in order to post. Since I don't have a Facebook account
and never will, such sites will have to do without my pearls of
wisdom. :-)
Maybe we should move back to USENET. It worked pretty well, and it's
still going strong in some quarters. Add some global identity &
reputation management, and the ability to set up lots of small
newsgroups - and we'd have one hell of a Facebook killer.
There's always Fidonet lol