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[–] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Every city should host main public web servicies for its citizens, each one as an instance of a complex system, that's how anarchy works.

[–] th3raid0r@tucson.social 13 points 3 days ago

Hi! This is what I'm trying to do with tucson.social. Wish the city would get back to me. I don't want to own/operate Tucson.social alone perpetually. Lol.

It would allow me to expand to a lot more community services outside of social media, chat, and Meetup platforms.

There's dozens of us! Dozens!

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

That quickly becomes a tragedy of the commons. The city residents pay for it but how do you verify "citizenship"?

[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you mean citizenship as being associated to the city whose hosting services you are using, yhe power or water bill pointed at your name and residence should be able to do that. Now, if you want that plus anonimity, the only practical option I can think of for a city-wide physical campaign is some sort of GPG Signature Meetup ("signature party").

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

yhe power or water bill pointed at your name and residence

Many people live in cities without owning their house. So they never see those bills. Renters are usually two levels away from the actual owner. Then there are all the people who live and work in cities but aren't official renters.

[–] dangercake@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If every city has the same then why would you even want to?

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It would have to be a national mandate that is available in every city or everyone would use the free service from one city but not vote to raise the taxes in their city to pay for their own.

If it's a national mandate, then might as well make it a national service.