indubitablyodin

indubitablyodin, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely

Oh, absolutely. Despite my word choice in the article, that's been my biggest point of contention with Marxist friends (and is partly what prompted this article). There's a tendency to say that this or that theory of outcome is "correct," with little to no basis. What's interesting, I think, is observing current trends and then working back. Not as much: where is this certain to go, but "what led us here?"

Then, there's also the predictive exploration of my favorite genre: science fiction. It often gets things hilariously wrong, but also tends to get other things eerily right.

I guess I really just think that finding out how these systems are operating - and what tendencies exist within a system - is interesting. Inevitability is, admittedly, a buzzy sort of word, but why a system consolidates or collapses is so very interesting. Enough pressure applied in one area could absolutely create a neo-feudalism of tech giants, but what would the expanding repercussions of that be?

indubitablyodin, 26 days ago

@sharan If you need that independent backup, that would be a factor for sure. P2P sync and local storage shouldn't have a limit. And I think it's possible to self-host a sync location as well.

indubitablyodin, 25 days ago

@sharan That is one of the biggest flaws of a LOT of really cool software. The UX is so often TERRIBLE from a non-techie perspective (or even a techie one, lol). Anytype's actually improved since their alpha version, so I'm hoping they keep headed in that direction. More accessibility, fewer bugs, clearer language, and a better introductory tutorial.

In short, what the "1 GB limit" actually is, is just this: You can transfer unlimited data between your devices while they are on the same network. If you wanted to have live syncing away from home, you'd need one of the following:

• A paid plan.
• A self-hosted "node" (a transfer point linked to the Internet where the data can be transferred through).
• A VPN like Nord with something called "Meshnet" which makes your devices think they're all on the same network.

Now, if only Anytype's PR people would actually hire me, I could explain all of this to everyone, lol.

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