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We built a social network with no entity in the middle.
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We built a social network with no entity in the middle.

InterPoll is something my small team and I have poured countless hours into, because we believe a social network should belong to the people using it, not to whoever controls the servers.

So instead of a central server, every browser becomes a little piece of the network. As long as one of us is still online, the whole thing stays alive, and that’s a thing i have been dreaming of for years.

You can see it for yourself at https://endless.sbs. It means a lot to us that you’d take the time to look.

And if any part of this speaks to you, and you’d like to help build it, my DMs/PRs are open.

Github: https://github.com/Interpoll1/decentralised

u/Opposite_Squirrel_79 — 3 days ago
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I feel like I am ready to give this site a break and find something better

I am sick of the politics, negativity and general insanity on here, things have gotten truly bad on this site. I would really like to fill up on wholesome, healthy, intellectual and positive content. I recently started looking at substack but low and behold half of it is AI slop. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to look?

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u/8Bulbous-_-Jones8 — 7 days ago
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If You Want Better Social Media Alternatives, You Need to Use Them.

Many complain that they don't have alternatives to the evil corporate social media platforms, but that is untrue. The problem is that they simply refuse to use small platforms that require them to support them by posting and commenting because they don't want to make the effort. Rather than lifting a finger to improve their on-line social experiences, they choose to put up with Reddit instead. Don't bother shooting the messenger. I am rarely here, because I spend all my time these days on a good small social media platform, so I likely won't even be able to find your comments when I am here next.

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u/Kgvdj860m — 9 days ago
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I’ve escaped everything except Reddit and I’m finally ready to try to live without it.

Idk if yall have noticed but it has become an ever increasing cesspool the last couple of years. The race war and gender war seem have hit an all time high… Sadly Reddit is playing into it and suggests tons of rage bait and brain rot memes now. Does anyone know of any alternatives I could flee to? I don’t expect to get over my screen addiction so in this case I’m specifically asking for a substitute for Reddit. Something intellectually engaging ideally? I have a couple newsletters emailed to me which I like.

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u/LuigiSalutati — 7 days ago
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Should the internet be treated like a public utility?

I came across an interesting piece from Harvard Law School on this topic and it got me thinking about how much the internet has changed since it was first built

today a handful of private companies control huge parts of the infrastructure through which we get information, communicate, learn, work, shop and form opinions

- Google decides what we find

- Youtube decides what we watch

- Meta and X shape public conversations

- and AI platforms are now becoming the layer through which we access information and create things.

at this point it has become too important to public life to be treated simply as a private product.. don't you think?

would treating major platforms more like public utilities give society more control over infrastructure it increasingly depends on?

or would that create a different problem giving governments and regulators too much control over something that has largely grown through private innovation and competition?

I think there's a genuinely interesting debate here because both sides have a pretty uncomfortable implication.

I'm thinking to keep a small online debate/discussion around this question. Let me know what you think and you want to join?

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u/_upsi_ — 9 days ago
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Social Media for mental health?

I know, we already have tons of them. But are they really that different?

For some time, we've been exploring at Starseed Forest the idea of creating a new social platform with a twist: your mental health are the priority. Instead of trying to maximize screen time to feed an algorithm, this new platform would put your wellbeing at the top, letting you know when you've scrolled too much, featuring heart-warming stories and creative content for people to actually connect.

It's a long run, but in a world that seems to be running on the decisions of tech-oligarchs who only want to make more and more money, who don't care about people's feeling and are even willing to meddle in foreign elections because who know why... it feels necessary to move to a different kind of digital space.

Please let us know what your thoughts are.

  • Would you move to a new social platform knowing it's designed like this?
  • Do you think this actually stands a chance of getting somewhere?
  • What can a social platform do to make your life better?

Thanks!!

u/manugamedev — 10 days ago