I’m so tired of the centralization that’s been happening for the last decade. The small web, the fediverse and what not, just feels “cozier” in a sense. Even though you meet many toxic people here as well and there isn’t as much information, it still replicates how the early internet felt. And it just feels better. Anyone else agree?
Absolutely agree. Haven’t had much experience with early forum culture outside some very niche posts and interactions on a German gaming forum (“Gulli” or “Gully” I think?) where I asked about something pertaining to Assassin’s Creed 2, but I feel very much at home here. You recognise people across communities and instances, you share a bond kind of. Feels a lot more intimate than on rxddit where your comment wouldn’t be seen at all unless you were among the first 5 people to comment some standard meta one-liner or some quippy joke. You’re actually having conversations here