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I'm an active user on

Tildes, a kind of alternative to Reddit.

I said something about Gemini on one of the threads and got this question in response:

I want to get in to Gemini/Gopher but I'm not sure I get it.
Why should I use Gemini/Gopher?

by @rmgr

I replied as best I could, which I'll quote here. My response is also at this link:

https://tildes.net/~talk/qsw#comment-5dzl

It turns out explaining what I like about Gemini is kind of complicated and nebulous!

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I don't know if I can speak to why you *should* use Gemini/Gopher -- there's no real reason -- but I can tell you why I like them and use them (really I just use gemini -- gophermaps never clicked with me, writing-wise, though sometimes I read some phlogs):

I hope that explains it a little bit. If you like writing and reading, and small communities, Gemini can be a lot of fun. I've been in a few sort of "threads" where I'll post something on my site, then it'll be responded to, and I'll respond back, kind of like linkbacks on blogs or whatever. It's also great to read about other people's hobbies and interests and projects they're working on.

So basically, Gemini and Gopher are different protocols, like the Web, but either designed before the Web (Gopher) or designed in response to the Web (Gemini) in a way that they create sort of intentional communities. Or something.

For more information, you can see

this post by solderpunk,

the originator of Gemini, that talks about why a "safe web" isn't really a doable goal. I'll think if there are others and link them here too.