Depends on the details of the splintering, for me. The Fediverse seems like a good way to splinter - everything’s free and open, but there are shared protocols that allow for interoperability and discoverability.
The fall of Rome lead to the middle ages. That meant a fracturing of the former Roman empire, then various factions trying to recreate the former Roman empire or at least the western portion of it. Seems like some are just dropping off Reddit and moving to other smaller forums and link aggregation sites; some even mentioned visiting Slashdot and Fark. Like I said, some new sites may come along and we’ll have a renaissance.
I prefer it splintering personally
Depends on the details of the splintering, for me. The Fediverse seems like a good way to splinter - everything’s free and open, but there are shared protocols that allow for interoperability and discoverability.
I see the fall of the Roman Empire as a loose allegory
Into the Dark Ages we go.
@gnoop @animist@lemmy.one I see the decline and fall of Rome more as an escape from the darkness tbh
The fall of Rome lead to the middle ages. That meant a fracturing of the former Roman empire, then various factions trying to recreate the former Roman empire or at least the western portion of it. Seems like some are just dropping off Reddit and moving to other smaller forums and link aggregation sites; some even mentioned visiting Slashdot and Fark. Like I said, some new sites may come along and we’ll have a renaissance.