Decentered S1E9: Finding Frequency with Jesse Karmani
Jun 13, 2024
Developer Jesse Karmani discusses creating a private social media platform, Frequency, focusing on privacy and meaningful connections. They explore challenges in app development and evolving social networking preferences. The podcast touches on issues in the Fediverse, social media forks like Glitch Social, and invites developers to join Frequency.
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Fediverse Lets You Avoid New Network Lock-In
- Jesse chose the Fediverse because federation avoids forcing users onto a single new network and leverages cross-server connections.
- He frames ActivityPub as
Unplugging Sparked The Project
- Jesse describes a solo camping trip where he unplugged and later found Instagram opened 13 minutes daily in background.
- That concrete data pushed him to stop using Instagram and build a private photo-sharing alternative.
Prototype By Forking Mature Projects
- When libraries and protocol tooling lag, prototype by forking a mature project to test UX quickly.
- Jesse forked Mastodon to validate ActivityPub flows instead of building low-level Go integrations.