Hi I'm French! I'm in a hurry to see the evolution!

Let me know your thoughts! If you have trouble posting here for any reason, let me know on Twitter!

A good way to begin might be to introduce yourself (or not) and share your thoughts and feelings about recent events.

I also want to talk about nuts and bolts to make this here idea happen.

An American crisis: a large group of influential people and media do not seem to understand the important foundation of America when it comes to free speech and access to information. Let's find a big solution!

Love it Larry, the community has the power to come up with real solutions and decentralize the current transfer of information into something better. Is this the first domino? We've witnessed some crucial moments in history recently, going forward is a group effort that will be beyond our wildest imaginations. 

About me: Music enthusiast who has spent 6+ years in liberal arts institutions, lived in china for a while and made it out alright, and like to have discussions about comparing and contrasting the experiences.  

Looking forward to the discussions here, and meeting those who are as well.

Thanks for the invite, Larry.  Happy to find a new commons.

Hi Larry.

I had three pleasure of meeting you in Memphis at Lausanne, when I say at your table for lunch. I've been following you for a while on Twitter, but... You know.

I am an educator from Illinois, with my M. Ed. in both Educational Technology and Digital Learning. And I have never been more distrusting of technology than I am this week. It breaks my heart to see the direction we're moving in as a country.

Hello,

I’m an expert in peer-to-peer, cryptography, networking, and software. 

I recently founded a nonprofit foundation dedicated to protecting individual rights and freedoms through open technology. We’re still waiting for our IRS 501c3 clearance, and under the circumstances I’m keeping myself and the foundation anonymous for now.

Like all of you, I assume, I’ve been horrified by the overt censorship of big tech. Frankly, I thought we had more time. 

We have lost the public forum, and we must act quickly now. In the next few months, we’ll be releasing a platform for distributed, secure, and private communications. 

That’s not fast enough. So, we’re now scrambling on an emergency plan to help individuals create refuges like this one with very little technical skill. 

We’ll be in touch here and those other places. 

Welp, I'm just a weeb who likes anime and video games and who's trying to learn how to write, but after what happened today, I refuse to be a part of the problem that is Twitter any longer. I'm looking into web hosting if anyone has any recommendations for a newbie on the best places to purchase a domain name or host a very small blog. I'm already on Gab and will be attempting to use that to replace Twitter where possible, but though I think it's the best current social media option, I also recognize that Gab is only one step in the right direction as it's still a centralized platform. I'm also looking forward to anything that will be happening in the future to replace Wikipedia.

I love the free exchange of ideas including the ones I don't like so this day has decidedly shaken my belief that such a thing is possible. I hope I am wrong and this could be the lifeboat for that freedom.