As Twitter and Reddit wrestle with their own users, the future of the web feels up in the air

If you hadn't noticed, things have been a bit of a mess on here lately. (More than usual, that is!)

, is also"federated," but I doubt anyone's ever accused the Facebook and Instagram company of getting out of the way of its users.

Bluesky promises"algorithmic choice" and accounts that are portable across federated social networks.Another idea floating around is that all this turbulence means we're cycling back to pre-social media forum culture, before people were min-maxing their posts for peak engagement.

I like the sound of this cozy, retro future where webrings make a comeback, and maybe we'll see some fracturing as competitors like BlueSky offer less centralized alternatives to Musk's blustering and Reddit's unease, but it's hard to imagine a scenario in which the web genuinely shrinks and those of us who remain go back to niche enclaves. Streamers arenow.

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