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| author | alex <alex@pdp7.net> | 2026-03-01 19:35:11 +0100 |
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| committer | alex <alex@pdp7.net> | 2026-03-01 19:35:11 +0100 |
| commit | 35e3da115dedf1ccd829e521d59e14265e5cc120 (patch) | |
| tree | 176b624b25c01200100670c4a2091e27509e91a8 /misc | |
| parent | 856f86ca293cfa4a0c1fb1655b44775d248fe3ba (diff) | |
Move take the less traveled road to blog website
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diff --git a/misc/take-the-less-traveled-road.md b/misc/take-the-less-traveled-road.md deleted file mode 100644 index be5fb72b..00000000 --- a/misc/take-the-less-traveled-road.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -# Take the less traveled road - -> Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—\ -> I took the one less traveled by,\ -> And that has made all the difference. - -(Robert Frost, [The Road Not Taken](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59824/pg59824-images.html#THE_ROAD_NOT_TAKEN)) - -[Infrastructures](https://xkcd.com/743/), by Randall Munroe - -The prisoner's dilemma describes situations where people can choose to act in their own interest or collaborate with others. -I believe the prisoner's dilemma is present everywhere in our daily life and can explain many behaviors and situations. - -One such scenario is when we choose services to use on the Internet. - -Frequently, we choose services that are easy, popular, and even have no cost. - -In the past, even non-technical people got shared hosting and ran WordPress to blog, with nearly total control about their communication. -Nowadays, mostly everyone uses something like Twitter and cedes control to a company. - -Using Twitter is easier than self-hosting WordPress. -Twitter is so popular, that your message will likely reach more users on Twitter than on an independent blog. -And you can use Twitter for free, whereas shared hosting costs you money and time. - -Twitter became dominant and nowadays, many are frustrated by how Twitter has changed. - -Dominance implies lack of competition, which is nearly always bad for the consumer. - -Which means choosing which services to use frequently is a difficult choice. - -We all have limited time and energy, but I propose that whenever you can, you should take the less traveled road. -The easy alternative likely benefits you in the short term, but can easily contribute to a monoculture that will damage everyone in the end, including you. |