Seán Keyes@Keyes·Nov 9, 2022Man, WhatsApp is a great tool for organising local opposition to new housing developments. I’m seeing it first hand.10262
Shane Breslin | Questioner, Listener, Writer@MrShaneBreslin·Nov 10, 2022Replying to @KeyesThe next phase of the internet / information revolution (and which a *lot* of people are already in) is private and often anonymised "internets" (WhatsApp, telegram, discord). @vgr has a word for this: "cozywebs".1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @MrShaneBreslin and @KeyesIt’s not the next phase, it’s just an evolutionary branch7:12 AM · Nov 10, 2022
Shane Breslin | Questioner, Listener, Writer@MrShaneBreslin·Nov 10, 2022Replying to @vgr and @KeyesSplitting hairs maybe. Evolutionary branch can become the next phase if enough people join "cozywebs" and quit or downgrade public networks.