Post #1479497
2026-01-27 21:47 UTC
@ailurocrat @gumnos @thelastpsion The commercial web will always exist alongside protocols like Gopher/Gemini. However, those lack JS IIRC which non-nerds depend on.
The Web was built with good intentions but it's been usurped. I do think it's possible to have monetization rails without it devolving into what we have now.
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@ailurocrat@scicomm.xyz 2026-01-27 23:27
@netopwibby @gumnos @thelastpsion gopher/gemini are awesome (despite/because of obscurity...) and yes the web started with good intentions (which got crushed by the profit motive)