A FEDERATED digital town square connecting colonies across the Milky Way, fostering UNIVERSAL understanding and collaboration. IT's IMPORTANT FOR HUMANITY TO REMAIN CONNECTED across great distances.
This digital federated town square would (appear to) function similar to Twitter, the popular social media platform on Earth (in 2023), however, the backend would function similar to Mastodon, an open source social media platform. As humanity expands across the milky way galaxy, it would become increasingly difficult for humanity to remain connected. This is why the federated digital town square would exist. Each section of the galaxy, or, each galactic colony, would have its own hosted version of Twitter. Assuming that, by the time we've expanded across the galaxy, we've figured out how to create stable wormholes, we can use these wormholes for faster-than-light communication, and therefore can have near-instant communication galaxy-wide. The digital town square would work like this: every colony would have its own version of Twitter, and all of these versions would be connected and able to communicate with each other. This way, all of the colonies' versions of Twitter would stay in sync and be able to share information and updates with each other. Having a federated (or decentralized) system like this would also provide redundancy, which means that if one colony's version of Twitter goes offline for some reason, the other colonies' versions would still be able to function and stay online. This is different from having a single, centralized version of Twitter, which would mean that if that version went offline, everyone would be unable to access it. Overall, having a federated digital town square with interconnected versions of Twitter would allow all of the colonies to stay connected and communicate with each other, while also providing redundancy to ensure that the platform is always available and functional.
The federated digital town square would be a comprehensive communication tool for people living in different colonies across the galaxy. It would support posts in various formats, including text, video, and images, and would allow for livestreaming. The platform would also enable users to make calls and privately message their friends. It would be the primary and most efficient way for humans to communicate with one another, no matter how far apart they are located, providing a platform for people to stay connected and share updates, ideas, and experiences.
The federated digital town square is the ultimate destination for staying informed about the latest major news, with countless people providing live coverage of breaking events. If there's a major scientific breakthrough, the first place you would hear about it on is on the federated digital town square. You can look at live updates, critical information, people's thoughts and opinions on it, and much more. This already happens on Twitter on Earth with breaking news. You can go to Twitter for the best live coverage of breaking news.
One of the major benefits of the federated digital town square is that it allows people to connect with others who share similar interests and values. This can be especially helpful for people who live in isolated or geographically remote areas, as it provides an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who may not be readily available in their local community. It can also be beneficial for people who are passionate about a particular topic or hobby, as it allows them to find others who share their interests and to engage in discussions and activities related to those interests. Additionally, connecting with others who share similar values can be a source of support and inspiration, as it allows people to find others who share their beliefs and to work together towards common goals.
The FDTS (Federated Digital Town Square) would allow for simulated time travel into the past, by being able to access old archived versions of the FDTS. You could see all of the live tweets and coverage of live breaking news from decades ago. For example, in the year 2050, you could view FDTS in an archived state from the year 2030, seeing what was going on on FDTS 20 years in the past. Though this feature is not necessary, it allows people to see what was going on with humanity in the universe in the past, to gain more knowledge of historical events.
While the functionality of the federated digital town square may seem a bit complicated when at first, it's actually quite a bit simpler than you may think. Below is our digital document scratching the surface on how exactly the federated digital town square would work.