I've always kept it mind what Dave Winer (creator of RSS) advised: to publish in a place under your control (basically hosted on your own domain name) with that always being the canonical home for your stuff, and then syndicating wherever you want (linking back to the source). I think the same can apply for community and discussions. Why not use the closed platforms like one would dump leaflets out of an airplane over an authoritarian territory?
@mayel the "you can't destroy the master's house with the master's tools" saying comes to mind.
This is more like "renting a cupboard in the master's house, paying with your attention, legitimation and presence"
I'm somehow motivated to join some fb groups and try get them to come over....
I've always kept it mind what Dave Winer (creator of RSS) advised: to publish in a place under your control (basically hosted on your own domain name) with that always being the canonical home for your stuff, and then syndicating wherever you want (linking back to the source). I think the same can apply for community and discussions. Why not use the closed platforms like one would dump leaflets out of an airplane over an authoritarian territory?
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
Manual federation enabled