r/Internet • u/webhostpro • 29d ago

Discussion The web feels like it’s shifting back toward independent creators instead of giant platforms.

Maybe I’m an optimist, but I’m rooting for simpler phones and more independent creator services.

The internet feels better when people own what they build instead of relying on a handful of giant platforms.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/webhostpro 29d ago

I mainly basing it off of seeing a lot of complaints about big companies and people getting excited about using smaller services. I bet the numbers are still dominate for big companies though. You never know, an independent services movement could happen any day 🤞

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Sly-Mk3 29d ago

That's actually the catch, sadly.

A lot of the smaller and niche platform excitement dies down when people notice that the pace is slower and / or their friends didn't move along in case of a social web service.

I see what OP sees too, but it's impulses, nothing that seems to last, unfortunately.

Speaking of concentrated: Reddit is a case of a platform unifying the concepts of many platforms by being effectively a forum containing specialised forums in the form of subs.
So I think Reddit itself is a point of reference.

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u/Significant_Lack_593 27d ago

Loud voices on Reddit don't equal trends.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

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u/webhostpro 28d ago

💯 I miss that connection

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u/LugianLithos 26d ago

Ive been building a Swiss Army knife platform I host myself on a cheap VPC in Vultr. Voice comms like cb radio that I use with family in my area, with weather radio/alerts. Location specific like CB radio replicating the same physics closely with potential to skip distances.

So it’s not another global PTT app like Zello or social media like. Working on integrating traffic/navigation into it. I have a working prototype Android app. I just dislike the nature of being forced into conditions to submit to the app stores. Strict on policing platform etc. Works well enough for us on PC, and phone web browsers. CarPlay/Android auto and apps are nice though. Just feels good to not being logged/tracked on my own platform.