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[–]jamesK_3rd 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

In theory, a decentralized social network, ran by individuals, for the people they know and are local to them, joined to other small local social networks of individuals local to them ram by an individual, has potential to be a great thing. Think cells of a guerrilla warfare group, the underground railroad during the US civil war, or the spy groups during the American revolutionary war.

Hubzilla and others listed here, has a potential to shine. Groups like Facebook and Twitter at some point will begin actively reporting groups violating social distancing or the "new norms" that will be enplaced to enslave the few citizens who refuse to bow to the state.

[–]astronautrob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes in theory that could be a good thing but we live in reality.

[–]jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

When Facebook and others increasingly tighten their grip, people will check out. And the further down the rabbit hole we go with individuals reporting on the activities of others, those non-conformers who refuse to comply will increasingly look to alternative means of communication and information distribution. Saidit remains a testament to the fact that some will choose not remain with the groupthink.

Make no mistake, even when this iteration of covid ends, the control by the state is only really just getting started. The opening salvo has been made but there are still some resistance pockets left. Not as many as most of us would've hoped, but more than what they thought existed.

The state has found out a vast majority of the people are compliant. They've found that you can turn hospitals into prisons, doctors into informants, and social media into an anonymous state sponsored tip line for telling on rule breakers. They've found that most people want govt to give them security, to the point that they'll let drones hover above their city, exercise in masks and gloves outdoors, and give up basic freedoms and nark on their neighbors and family to get it.

I think it is reality that will drive it to fruition.

[–]astronautrob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe so but it won't matter if all the information is coming from the same place. What to pay attention to is still controlled it doesn't matter what platform you're on. That's evident on saidit and many other "alternative" sites.