Not a fan tbh. The decentralised relay-server model is cool but ultimately it's terrible for privacy. It just doesn't have the network effect.
I think a small niche forum for like minded people has much more potential to grow.
Think 4Chan, early days of bitcoin reddit, and early bodybuilding forums.
But as always as soon as community becomes too large and normies start to join en mass, all the High Signal posts become diluted and the community begins to slowly die.
Have you read this article before? Geeks, Mops and Sociopaths.
The TLDR: Online communities often begin with “Geeks” — highly committed people who create the culture, knowledge, and norms that make the community valuable. As the community becomes popular, “MOPs” (Members Of the Public) flood in, bringing different motivations and often diluting the original culture and signal. Eventually, “Sociopaths” may recognize the community's value and exploit it for status, money, or power. The original members become increasingly alienated because the thing they built no longer feels like it belongs to them. In short: growth can destroy the very culture and incentives that made a niche community valuable in the first place.
Worth a read if you interested in how online social networks go bad.
Not a fan tbh. The decentralised relay-server model is cool but ultimately it's terrible for privacy. It just doesn't have the network effect.
I think a small niche forum for like minded people has much more potential to grow.
Think 4Chan, early days of bitcoin reddit, and early bodybuilding forums.
But as always as soon as community becomes too large and normies start to join en mass, all the High Signal posts become diluted and the community begins to slowly die.
Have you read this article before? Geeks, Mops and Sociopaths.
https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
The TLDR: Online communities often begin with “Geeks” — highly committed people who create the culture, knowledge, and norms that make the community valuable. As the community becomes popular, “MOPs” (Members Of the Public) flood in, bringing different motivations and often diluting the original culture and signal. Eventually, “Sociopaths” may recognize the community's value and exploit it for status, money, or power. The original members become increasingly alienated because the thing they built no longer feels like it belongs to them. In short: growth can destroy the very culture and incentives that made a niche community valuable in the first place.
Worth a read if you interested in how online social networks go bad.