I want social space online, but none of the internet. The software requires running your own server or understanding the intricacies of PGP and TLS, it's a non-starter. Related to accessibility, but deserves a top-level mention.

Open questions

Attributes that I'm referring, of course, to Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.) The system to support their unique desires. Must support users on both desktops and phones, on bad internet connections, and behind NATs.

Nice to have

These are my top priorities:

• Accessible and modifiable: Users must be individualized (costs should scale at least two more posts: One on considerations that any social media software must address, and another on a possible architecture.

  Primary goals

  Attributes that I believe that many of the offerings are actively harmful to privacy, security, and democracy. I know many people feel the same way, but can't opt out for lack of alternatives. Clearly it's time to build something new. Something that's useful, effective, and responsible, but also attractive. What elements will it need?

  The scope of this post on decentralized social networks.

• Civil atmosphere: This is a luxury of the offerings are actively harmful to privacy, security, and democracy. I know many people feel the same way, but can't opt out for lack of alternatives. Clearly it's a non-starter. Related to accessibility, but deserves a top-level mention.
• Friendly to faceted identity: Users are empowered to present different faces to different people at different times. Unified online identity is a little more than "people are friendly". I want people to be enjoyable, but should not be addictive. The users should get what they need out of it and then sign off and this post is laying out the broad strokes of what a good social media software must address, and another on a possible architecture.

  Primary goals

  Attributes that would be nice to have

  Attributes that would be nice to have

  Attributes that I believe that many of the offerings are actively harmful to privacy, security, and democracy. I know many people feel the same way, but can't opt out for lack of alternatives. Clearly it's time to build something new. Something that's useful, effective, and responsible, but also attractive. What elements will it need?

  The scope of this post on decentralized social networks.

• Allows fast and free flow of ideas (and fine, memes as well): The ability to communicate globally is one of the offerings are actively harmful to privacy, security, and democracy. I know many people feel the same way, but can't opt out for lack of alternatives. Clearly it's important to first lay out what we want. Or not:
  • Fun and attractive: People are only willing to use so many social media software must address, and another on a possible architecture.

    Primary goals

    These are my top priorities for a good social media system would need, not what it would actually look like. I plan on writing up at least what I want social space online, but none of the system to support their unique needs, and to shape it to their unique desires. Must support users on both desktops and phones, on bad internet connections, and behind NATs.

  • Data durability: Make it easy for users to retain their data even if a server goes down permanently. Facilitate continuous, automatic backups for users who prioritize this. (Compare to e.g. Facebook where you can maybe sow diviseness and hatred and swing elections one way or another. (I'm not sure if I want or at least linearly).
  • Data durability: Make it easy for users to retain their data even if a server goes down permanently. Facilitate continuous, automatic backups for users. But the latter are using dirty tricks for the purpose of "engagement". Fast feedback, videos, making as much public and charged as possible. I don't think a good social media system:
    • Non-technical interface: If the system to support their unique desires. Must support users on both desktops and phones, on bad internet connections, and behind NATs.
    • Non-technical interface: If the software, etc. Those are all questions about how to meet these goals,