Gregory's Server
@futurebird @aral It's a lot like cars. I make structural critiques of cars and driving. But when I do drive, I keep a window open almost all the time. I almost never speed. I stop completely at stop signs and let pedestrians and bikers go first. It's possible to use a bad system conscientiously. And while I have biked across the USA and taken other long trips, I now have a job. So if I am going NYC-Montreal, I usually go by car.
@futurebird @aral it isn't that hard to use social media conscientiously. Yes, you are going against the design. But if you don't learn how to operate against malicious or predatory designs I don't know how you live in this world.
That said I've never enjoyed going viral. When I had a blog it had 100 daily readers and that was plenty. I get the pleasures of small streams where I can get to know the other fish. But I amv also desperate for easy access to the wide ocean.