It’s similar to Lemmy, but it’s P2P and the channels aren’t centralized like here so to speak. So we may join channels external to socialism but also create socialist ones which can be modded.

The dangerous thing may be relying on P2P exposition, instead of relying on the authority of a central server (although some may consider this an advantage, since if the owners are corrupted everything comes down).

So what do you think?

  • pimento
    3·
    5 years ago

    Is that under development again? I remember trying it years ago, but then it was discontinued somehow.

    Anyway it might be similar to Lemmy in that they are both Reddit alternatives, but there is a huge difference between p2p and federation. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, things are already hard with federation, but p2p is even more complicated, especially for nontechnical users. So I think our approach is more effective in the near future.

    • NolarpOP
      3·
      5 years ago

      I didn’t see the previous development but there are still a few active posts.

      This one is easy you install it and you get going. But it’s an app and not in the browser, plus you have to join the specific socialist channels manually.

      However… “It keeps 6 months of posts by default. It’s gone after. If something is worth keeping, someone will save it within six months — but not from beyond that.”

  • Muad'DibberA
    2·
    5 years ago

    I remember trying in once, but the fact that it required an app for desktop meant that it was never going to get going.

    Isn’t it based on some crypto stuff too?

    • NolarpOP
      2·
      5 years ago

      Aether is not a blockchain, nor is it based on one, It is a new technology purpose-built from scratch. Aether is a peer-to-peer flood network that distributes a content graph. This content graph is brought to life at every node based on that specific node’s desires. This is what allows Aether’s users to be ultimately sovereign: they have control on how this content graph is compiled into communities, threads, posts, votes, and so on.

      If one would be to force the blockchain metaphor, Aether can be described as an arbitrary number of blockchains that its users select based on their interests1. The verification process happens on a per-entity basis, not on a per-block basis, therefore it can progress atomically without relying on other, possibly-not-present blockchains.

      https://getaether.net/docs/faq/aether_cryptography/