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@Aelspire I get that sentiment, feeling like the web have grown into this bloated mess. I wouldn't say I'm trying to de-bloat by being here, but often times the web just feels like too much. Feels like there's too focus on looks, not enough on substance.
That said, I think web tech in itself helps democratizes the software development field. Now people don't have to worry about compiling for a wide range of targets, or figuring out how to distribute their work since distribute is part of it. I know it's not the only solution (especially the first point), but it is the most visible and most accessible right now. I do hope something better will come along that won't also quash the spirit of human ingenuity.
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@gritty Ooh, Lemmy. That's an aggregator/discussion board I haven't thought about in a few months!
Simplicity and small community vibe is definitely why I'm still around too. It helps cut down on the overthinking that I've mentioned in my other comment, and I don't feel as...inconsequential.
I get what you mean about working closer to text as a programmer. I think there's something about working with just text that makes me feel more productive, more focused. It makes me want to write more. I suspect it's because the screen isn't throwing all sorts of panels and icons and other text at me. Distraction-free.
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@oldernow You are living up to your username! I had to look up the brands you name-dropped and...I hate to admit this but they were before I even existed! My family's first home PC ran on Windows 98...I think. It may have been 95. I remember when the Web still felt more like the "Wild West", but with more pictures. Planet Oasis was the site I returned to, almost on a daily basis.
You mentioned Medium, and it got me thinking how much better the content there would be on gemini instead. A lot of the content is just text anyway. Substack is another one that comes to mind that would translate well over here. Just the content though. I get the feeling trying to monetize access to said content would not go over well on gemini. I'd agree with that, it would go against what I feel is the spirit of the space and community that's coalesced around this protocol and others like it. At least HTTP proxies are a thing!
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Thank you all for your responses. I hope others will drop by and respond as well! It's interesting to see what brings you all here and your experiences 😁
I also hope this format of replying isn't too unwieldy. If it's better that I separate my replies instead of posting it into one big comment, I'll do that in future replies.
I avoided making too many comments to my own thread. Felt it was bad form. That it would look like I'm artificially inflating the sense of activity.
Jan 15 · 3 weeks ago
Hi mifuyune. I'm an old man and grew up with the terminal. As much fun as the late 1990s Web, HTML always worked in plain text. This vanished when CSS and JS became required.
Gemini reminds me of the Web I grew up with. It's simple enough where one person can understand and maintain it. The lack of graphic and layout features means there's less to distract yourself with so you can just focus on making content available.
It's also a smaller community. I think with smaller groups there's less desire to push people out for petty reasons.
🐝 mifuyne [OP] · Jan 18 at 23:13:
@istvan Honestly, the more time I spend in gemini-space, the more I appreciate the simplicity of it. While I don't see myself turning away from the Web any time soon, it's nice to have a refuge from all that 😊
Hello There! — I'm new, not just to the BBS but to Gemini-space itself. Ended up hopping around different hosting services and I've settled on one. You can find it at the link below (also on my user page): So far, I'm using the capsule as a place where I put my game reviews, and a tinylog. I plan on using that capsule for any of my future open source projects' devlogs. Maybe some other creative/experimental output will show up there, too. I'm curious, besides the privacy issues of the Web, why...