Molly White is one of the most thoughtful writers and thinkers on the web today. In addition to being a high functioning crypto critic, @molly0xfff is a believer and practitioner in crafting the next era of the web.
Molly believes that human connections are an inextricable part of the web and sees a bright future ahead as those connections move from walled gardens to the open web.
Check out this fantastic conversation with her on the latest episode of #DotSocial on our #PeerTube instance or wherever you get your #podcasts.
I had such a great chat with @mike on his Dot Social podcast, where we talked about the future of the web and why I'm a web optimist, why everyone should be a blogger, digital ownership, and decentralized social media.
@freezr@molly0xfff We do have a bad habit in the tech world of calling people "users" and stories "content" and artists "creators". This kind of shorthand is often used to make it easier when building or discussing products but risks overly simplifying or categorizing.
When I use the phrase "content creator" I'm referring to people like bloggers, vloggers, and podcasters who often tell stories in a way that is deeply rooted in their passion or expertise. I think these are people who I think should be celebrated in the fediverse and given an opportunity to subsidize their work so that can be sustainable.
@mike I think Bing is also all-in on AI. We're going to need a totally new way to discover and navigate the web that is fundamentally better than a search engine. I believe trustworthy people recommending quality content to others who share an interest will be a fundamental part of the solution.
@uriel@mike Yes I've used it and I think it's where Google and Bing are headed. Perplexity is essentially forcing Google to move much faster. OpenAI will soon release something similar. All paths lead to the same result: subsume all the content on the web in order to satisfy the search on site and minimize the need to link out to the web.
@thisismissem@imdavidpierce Totally. Threads' and Meta's scale are massive so it's hard for them to cover all these cases with a person. I think that's where decentralized moderation like what we see on Mastodon could have a huge advantage, especially if aided by shared moderation lists and ML tools that automatically flag problematic posts to actual people.
@darnell@darnell Thank you for this super thoughtful summary, Darnell. I really like all these suggestions. Especially the dolphin!
I think there's a decent chance we'll get half of these ideas done in 2024 and the other half in 2025 though not just on our own but as part of a collective effort by multiple parties in the expanding fediverse.
@feb Flipboard accounts that are individual users are federated as normal accounts. Flipboard magazines are federated as groups because they often have more than one contributor and some have many. Check out my Leica Owners Magazine as an example.
I agree though that the way they display in mastodon could be better. Would love any suggestions you have.
@feb yes I’m familiar with friendica groups and really like how they work. Flipboard magazines like @leica or @the are also thematic exchanges between people in a group. They can be private or they can be public to enable non-members to follow the things members are posting. This is an important type of group that people really appreciate. It’s also a form of moderation because the group owner can invite whomever they trust to contribute to the group while not sealing it off from the rest of the world.
But let’s come back to your concern so I can understand it better. What specifically is the problem you are pointing out here? Or what specific change do you have in mind that I should consider. If there’s a better approach to this I’m all ears. The last thing I would want to do is make using friendica harder or more confusing.
@feb@Tagesspiegel@tagesspiegel Thanks a lot for this helpful summary. I will do exactly as you suggest and play around with this more to see how we should best federate our groups.
@arcalinea@bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy @jay.bsky.team@bsky.brid.gy great to see your posts on mastodon! One step closer to the open social web. Thank you @snarfed for helping make this possible.