JackDotJS

3D Artist | Programmer


 

✨ welcome to my loser lounge ✨

 

im jack, and sometimes i say words (very unfortunate). i also make stuff that isn't words, like 3d art or other creative projects. you can check that out with this super duper epic and cool tag:

 

#stuff i made

 

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find me elsewhere! https://jackdotjs.github.io/

 



Sciman101
@Sciman101
goodbye, to cohost
when I saw the news, i wanted to feel smart about it
that i wasn't surprised, the writing was on the wall. this was bound to happen
i wanted to feel like i was one step ahead
but i was stupid to think that would make it sting less
2 years is a long time, and nothing at all
i met new people
i saw amazing art
i read drama and discourse
for all the good and bad, i made something of a home here
and so did all of you
we made something here
and as sad as i am to see it go
im so happy i got to be a part of it
to the artists
the shitchosters
the lurkers
the essayists
to staff
and to you, dear reader good job!

i hope that you all find what you had here somewhere else



hootOS
@hootOS

I know what naysayers are already thinking: "if it's shutting down, how does it prove that your definition of The Pure Internet can happen?"

first, the definition. The Pure Internet, to me, is an internet that functions the way I remember it as a young kid. It's primarily sharing stories and information, whether that be through shitposts and memes or long-form blog entries. Cohost is a fantastic example of The Pure Internet; it's not perfect because it's built by and for humanity, but it's unapologetically built for humans to exist in. It's not built for human consumption, which is your Twitters, your Facebooks, et cetera. You don't "consume content" on The Pure Internet," you are in community with The Pure Internet.

So how does Cohost shutting down prove that The Pure Internet can exist? Well, it fucking existed. That's how. It proves that these things can pop up every now and again. It proves that you can be lucky enough to get pulled into The Pure Internet just because you know somebody who knows somebody, or because you heard about it from someone you're following, or you heard from a friend. It proves that these types of projects aren't unreachable or unattainable.

Furthermore, Cohost's short existence is itself proof of genuine, vintage Internet. Many websites developed back in the day were short-lived and only seen by a few eyes. In retrospect we see all the long-term projects like social media platforms, YouTube, Twitch, et cetera, but we don't remember all the smaller pieces of the puzzle that went missing. we don't notice all the tiny sites that existed in an incredibly small way, here today and gone tomorrow.

These things can happen. People are desperate for a Pure Internet, and there are people willing to step into the Modern Web and make it happen with exhaustive effort. ASSC are just one group of many other passionate people who want Pure Internet to exist. Cohost is a proof-of-concept for a revolution won by paper cuts. If we, as people who've experienced the Internet at its best in 2024, can show others that it's possible to experience the vibes of The Pure Internet, in its true-to-form short-lived nature.

Go forth and proselytize the goodness of The Pure Internet. It can exist in 2024. It can exist in the future. The Human-centric Internet can blossom even in this late-stage capitalist hellscape ruled by the ultra-rich.


ceryl
@ceryl

Is that on top of the links to various social media sites, so many posters are putting up links to personal sites. Often at the very top of the list.


softtummybitch
@softtummybitch

cohost-- mucking around with the freedom it allows in posts-- is directly why our site exists. it's why we encourage the folks around us to make a site of their own. this place rules. ruled. fuck. gonna really miss it.



taffywabbit
@taffywabbit

i feel like it really says a lot about this place and how successful it was at creating the type of social media site people actually enjoy using that, unlike every other time i've watched a website crash and burn, all the posts on other websites are like. actually mourning cohost and saying things like "this sucks i was really comfortable there" or "i loved cohost i don't know what i'm supposed to do now" or "the site culture was really cozy and i met so many cool people on there". usually it's just "aw shit [website] is dying, i'm gonna have to rebuild my following again" or "RIP bozo" and it's a very noticeable difference to me