We Need More Alternatives to Facebook
We need interconnected networks to succeed again. Remember when the internet was all about services based on open protocols that could talk to one another? I do. We&#x27;ve moved away from that in no small part to the fact that it isn&#x27;t in the interest of the Facebooks and Googles of the world, who want to BE the internet rather than just a part of it. Everyone has a closed off messaging system. Platforms are working harder to bring content into their wall so you don&#x27;t ever have to leave to get it.<p>I&#x27;m not sure how to fix this now, as the answers (xmpp, openid, diaspora, matrix) don&#x27;t seem to be gaining a huge amount of traction, either because they are too difficult to use, lack important features, or because most users don&#x27;t care.<p>Either way if we can&#x27;t figure out a way to bring that spirit of interconnectedness and decentralization back to the internet I&#x27;m afraid that the situation will continue to deteriorate.