Cozy Community Software
Dark forests like newsletters and podcasts are growing areas of activity. As are other dark forests, like Slack channels, private Instagrams, invite-only message boards, text groups, Snapchat, WeChat, and on and on. This is where Facebook is pivoting with Groups (and trying to redefine what the word “privacy” means in the process).
Yancey Strickler • The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Early internet activity was characterized by large-scale, distributed online communities: mailing lists, online forums, membership groups.
Nadia Eghbal • Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
The future of the internet is likely smaller communities, with a focus on curated experiences
Andrew Melnizektheverge.com