Readit NewsThe problem is that all mainstream social media has degenerated into entertainment. Staying up to date about the lives of people you know irl is seemingly no longer their intended purpose.
But people's need to connect in this way — just updates from those who they chose to follow, displayed chronologically, and no other content whatsoever — has not gone anywhere. That's why I'm also working on my own project that implements this type of social network with ActivityPub support: https://github.com/grishka/Smithereen
It's beta quality for now and I'm not promoting it much yet, but I hope to bring it to 1.0 by the end of this year.
The so called enshittification of the internet.
petrusnonius commented on European Accelerationism Open Letter – EU/acc santiago-martins.com/euro... · Posted by u/petrusnonius
> Extend standardisation to public digital infrastructures such as health records, KYC, transport systems, payments, and e-signatures, which should be accessible via REST APIs
If my government made my health records available via a REST API then I might be looking for a new country to live in.
Fair enough but it's not as uncommon as you might think and a lot of people are fine with it as long as consent is required, a bit like open banking. There are quite a few apps in the UK that leverage exactly that, here's one example: https://www.patientaccess.com/
petrusnonius commented on European Accelerationism Open Letter – EU/acc santiago-martins.com/euro... · Posted by u/petrusnonius
Hi everyone,
This open letter, addressed to European political leaders, builds upon an earlier article, ["European Accelerationism"](https://www.santiago-martins.com/european-accelerationism-eu...), which garnered positive feedback from both entrepreneurial and political stakeholders, and was notably mentioned in FT Alphaville and Marginal Revolution. Additionally, this petition aligns with the spirit of blog-driven policy making, which has seen recent successes, as detailed in an article from The Economist: [How to Change the Policy of the British Government](https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/11/30/how-to-change-t...).
Given the recent European elections, these proposals are particularly pertinent as they offer a timely opportunity to shape policy agendas that can drive significant and meaningful progress across the continent. These proposals are selected based on their robust evidence base, their capacity to garner cross-ideological support, their foundation on successful precedents, and the existing political momentum behind them.
To add your name to the list of signatories please fill in [this form](https://forms.gle/DGtASNPqh8RWk3Dt8).
I don't see how infrastructure is somehow special in this.