Hello folks
I don’t think I’m the only one here who thinks the fediverse is a great technology that connects people all over the world via a robust decentralised network. This network encompasses the widest range of interest groups and the most diverse ways of interacting with each other. Whether forum, video or image platform, whether books or music network, everything is part of one big whole.
Despite this diversity of possibilities, I personally still miss some services that I would like to share with you.
- dating apps - A decentralised, open source dating platform on which you can join instances according to interest groups or sexual preferences.
- git hosting - A platform where you can host your git repos and collaborate on software projects across instances. (Forgejo is already working on it)
- networking and personal profilation platform - A LinkedIn-like platform with instances by industry, interest or region where you can network, present yourself or exchange know-how.
- crowdfunding and membership platform - A mixture of Patreon and Kickstarter where you can share your own content according to different support levels and crowdfund projects.
- event, group organisation and community participation - A platform on which you can join groups like on Meetup and organise meetings but also internal group interactions like on slack or launch and support civic initiatives like on Decidim.
What do you think of this? What services do you still miss on the Fediverse?
The only one here I think might not be appropriate (at least in the way that other fediverse platforms are structured) is dating apps. There’s a much greater need for moderation, privacy, and safety when it comes to dating apps.
We do need something different, especially because all the big dating apps are controlled by a single company (and the rest form the rest of the oligopoly), but the Fediverse may not be the right way to do it. Open Source but centralized might be the way to go
As for dating apps, do you think gender disparity would be a problem? Largely queer communities like !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone would rejoice but straight men don’t stand much of a chance.