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Wish it explained more what it exactly is. AFAIK it's some kind of social network which can't be indexed by search engines so maybe more privacy friendly? I assume posting is somehow done using CLI but that's about it. If I want to know more I have to e-mail this guy to register and see for myself.

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It’s a single computer that allows ssh and tmux with irc, email, and other text based commands to communicate with each other.

Not just that, you have to convince the admin that you're good enough for their small society in the email...

It is their machine, So they should have the rights to admit whoever they want. but usually just with an email and a please is enough, the only downside to the tildeverse is if you're not woke they kick you out.

> the only downside to the tildeverse

Is rawtextclub related to tildeverse? I feel like I'm missing some context here without which this part of your comment seems like a non-sequitur.

RTC, Tildeverse, Gemini, they all have a lot of overlap. They're usually cliquish communities with social and economic left values and are pretty hostile to those with different values. It is their circles after all so it's understandable, but it's a bit different from other net communities.

I have not been on an official tilde server (I wouldnt join because they have a code of conduct which I think infantilises adult humans)... but I am on a few pubnixes (circumlunar.space, rawtext.club, colorfield.space) and know a large number of folks that do not align with social and economic left values on these servers. Honestly, most of us stay out of political discussion on the servers and mostly talk about tech or sometimes philosophy (which can have political elements to it). Anecdotal, of course, so ymmv... but so long as you arent being a jerk to other people I've not seen any issues with people having diverging views of those sorts on these servers (at least the ones I have been on).

> the only downside to the tildeverse is if you're not woke they kick you out.

Heh?

So basically, if you behave like an asshole on their machine, they kick you out? Seems fair.

That seems reasonable to me. Small groups can be easily torn apart bad bad actors. Even well meaning folks that just don't vibe well can really hae a large effect on small intentional communities. It isnt about being good enough, by my reading, it is about a good fit.

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