Aaron Parecki

hmm I don't think I understand, there's already a page but it appears to be a copy of the Wikipedia page, which isn't actually a very good description https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/IndieWeb/

Those specs are arguably not the best introduction to the concepts which is why I linked the blog post instead 😊

You don't need to explain decentralization to me ;-) I am literally the author of several W3C specs that are being used to build decentralized social networks!

https://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/
https://www.w3.org/TR/micropub/
https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/
https://www.w3.org/TR/indieauth/

You should come check out what we're doing on the #IndieWeb, it's basically exactly this, built with many W3C standards! Here's a writeup about my current social media experience, I stopped using Twitter ages ago:

https://aaronparecki.com/2018/04/20/46/indieweb-reader-my-new-home-on-the-internet

"User" has its own set of problems too, like connotations with drug use, which is particularly a problem when we're talking about making things that are alternatives to Facebook/Twitter which are known to create addictive behavior.

It's also not a term from an individual's perspective. People don't think of themselves as users of software, only the software authors do.

I guess that sounds like a different problem. That's definitely also an issue worth solving, and "control your bubble" is cute. I don't think that means "own your data" shouldn't also be a goal though.

I was watching your video and I was like "hey I know that coffee shop", "I recognize that building!" Nicely done! Would love to chat when I'm back in town!