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Re:Open Social by xigoi on Saturday September 27, 2025 @02:29AM (#45393601)
> We should pick a platform that is federated, where you have ownership and autonomy over your identity and your audience. Social media should not be own-able by a single group or person. Social media is serious business. It ties directly to human rights and business outcomes. It shouldn't be in anyone else's control but yours.

I agree, but why not also apply the same logic to the other two communication platforms you are using (Discord and GitHub)?

Re:Open Social by styanax on Saturday September 27, 2025 @06:38AM (#45394644)
> I agree, but why not also apply the same logic to the other two communication platforms you are using (Discord and GitHub)?

Aside, this infuriates me - "here's our open source project/website, join our Discord!" (even Lemmy instances). sigh

Re:Open Social by BrenBarn on Saturday September 27, 2025 @06:41PM (#45399972)
There aren't many realistic alternatives.
Re:Open Social by xigoi on Saturday September 27, 2025 @09:22PM (#45400943)
The Janet community uses Zulip and it works well.