For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations. Every post, every “friend,” every creative work—
  • LenaEnglish
    0•3 months ago

    Where moving from one service to another doesn’t mean losing everything you’ve built and everything you’ve ever said.

    I generally agree with this post, but this isn’t true. It would require portable identities.

    • James R KirkEnglish
      1•3 months ago

      “Portable identities” is a major feature of Mastodon and ActivityPub platforms in general. It’ll be on Lemmy one day too.