Tim Kadlec 11/15/2022

The IndieWeb for Everyone | Max Böck

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This article discusses the IndieWeb philosophy of owning your content online without requiring deep technical skills. It reflects on the friction in Mastodon's signup process, comparing it to the simplicity of signing up for a cellphone plan. The author questions whether mass adoption should be the goal for social platforms, critiques Twitter's design for encouraging divisive hot-takes, and suggests an opportunity to redesign social media for more calm, constructive connection. The piece is relevant to IT/technology as it covers web ownership, decentralized platforms, and user experience design in tech.

The IndieWeb for Everyone | Max Böck

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