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Gemini is feeling like /dev/null again.
Don't get me wrong. We're talking lots of really interesting people writing fairly interesting things. And I can't tell you how impressed I am with @skyjake for creating gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/ and the Lagrange browser.
But the writing side of Gemini quickly feels like:
$ echo "This is a post that seems insanely fun > and interesting to me, but almost certainly > eye-rollingly boring to others!" >/dev/null
Somewhat related is this familiar feeling:
Will this content will be lost
which is all the more familiar when realizing/remembering it's not just online content getting lost.
But back to Gemini: the sense of content getting lost starts about half an instant after a post publishing.
You'd think this would be easy to solve. But such thinking wouldn't take into account the stultifying physical/conceptual isolation of individuals.
Hmmm.
I guess we'll see....
$ ./throw-latest-post-over-the-dev-null-wall
Nov 17 · 6 weeks ago · 👍 lufte, Minko_Ikana
This is the way. "Life well lived is a series of personal obsessions shared without expectation of an audience".
🚀 clseibold · Nov 17 at 19:08:
You have a good point. I don't do a lot of reading on Gemini, even though I program some things for it. However, I don't know if that's just my preferences not being what the community tends to put out, or if this is an experience for everyone else on here, but I tend to think it's more the former.
I'd say there's a lot of action on antenna daily. but as you say, depends on your interest. even the old content from 2021 is fun to read if you find a good capsule on discogem or just browsing.
It's a lot more lively around here when you're active :)
I've been quiet myself for a while, apart from the occasional interaction here or on station. Just haven't found the time to post, I guess I'll get back into it at some point although I doubt I'll aim for daily again. Is that bad? Eh. I like that I have somewhere to post if I should feel like it, and I still read more or less every day. Seems pretty good in all.
to your comment on Will this be lost - I rarely think anything on the Internet is as permanent as an acid free journal. sure we have computer backups and yada but can you dig up a hard drive in a hundred years and expect to use it? doubtful. if preserved, books can last a long time. however, zero interactions. take your pick I guess.
🚀 clseibold · Nov 18 at 04:45:
Oh, this reminds me that there is something like the Internet Archive for Gemini. It's on the Kennedy Search Engine page. @acidus made the search engine and the archive. They are both great!
There is an arm's length feeling about interactions, if any. However, as I get to know who is what, I more and more appreciate others here doing their thing, even without actual personal interactions. It sure beats the headbutting noise. I find BBS provides a really good balance, where you can chime in when you feel like it, but without the kindergarten pileup seen on the big web.
🚀 Minko_Ikana · Nov 19 at 21:45:
I would like to participate more, just have a lot on my plate right now while the weather is still good. :)
☯️ oldernow · Nov 20 at 01:22:
@Minko_Ikana Well hurry up before I leave, dammit! :-)
🐉 gyaradong · Nov 20 at 08:38:
in the before times, it could take months before a letter reaches it's destination, and the reply would take months more. that's with a global network of people making moving data happen. I see the sometimes sparse spaces as weaning myself off the constant barrage of the big web. I do read a lot on here, but sometimes it's just the vibes of people talking about things they care about.