**decentralization, collaboration, and the empowerment of individuals. **

Allowing anyone to inspect and modify the code promotes accountability and enables customization to meet specific needs andan anarchist society promotes decentralization and self-governance. It envisions a society without hierarchical structures of power, where individuals have the freedom to make decisions collectively and autonomously.

voluntary cooperation, mutual aid, and direct action

Both open source software and an anarchist society share a commitment to community-driven collaboration. They prioritize the idea that power and knowledge should be distributed among the people rather than concentrated in the hands of a few. Both emphasize the importance of individual autonomy and the rejection of centralized authority.

I think there’s significant overlap however

differences

While open source software operates within the existing legal frameworks and capitalist systems, an anarchist society envisions a radical transformation of those systems. Anarchism strives for a society where power is decentralized and decision-making is based on consensus, direct participation, and voluntary cooperation.

That’s not to say they don’t influence one another…

Both offer alternative approaches that aim to empower individuals and foster a more inclusive and participatory society.

TIL I’m British

Check out wefwef.app. It’s web app for lemmy styled a lot like Apollo and it’s a pretty exciting project

Excuse the formatting

alt.fan.usenet

alt.folklore.computers

alt.privacy

comp.infosystems.gemini

comp.infosystems.gopher

comp.lang.misc

comp.misc

comp.mobile.android

rec.arts.sf.written

comp.os.linux

comp.os.linux.misc

comp.sys.raspberry-pi

news.software.readers

rec.autos.sport.f1

sci.astro

sci.physics.research

rec.food.cooking

rec.arts.sf.written

sci.crypt

misc.test

news.software.nntp

rec.arts.drwho

comp.ai

alt.comp.os.windows-10

alt.comp.os.windows-11

sci.logic

comp.language.python

rec.radio.amateur.*

uk.radio.amateur.*

rec.woodworking

rec.arts.sf.tv

alt.culture.usenet

free.usenet

talk.politics.guns

soc.culture.usa

alt.arts.poetry.comments

A good search feature on a client will hopefully find you communities too based on keywords in posts

I’m just getting into it myself, the fediverse seems more like what I’m looking for in terms of social media/forums. Usenet is good for binaries but there’s some interesting discussion there too

alt.fan.usenet alt.folklore.computers alt.privacy comp.infosystems.gemini comp.infosystems.gopher comp.lang.misc comp.misc comp.mobile.android rec.arts.sf.written comp.os.linux comp.os.linux.misc comp.sys.raspberry-pi news.software.readers rec.autos.sport.f1 sci.astro sci.physics.research rec.food.cooking rec.arts.sf.written sci.crypt misc.test news.software.nntp rec.arts.drwho comp.ai alt.comp.os.windows-10 alt.comp.os.windows-11 sci.logic comp.language.python rec.radio.amateur.* uk.radio.amateur.* rec.woodworking rec.arts.sf.tv alt.culture.usenet free.usenet talk.politics.guns soc.culture.usa alt.arts.poetry.comments