## Alternatives learnstuff.today assumes that people will look for calm, practical ways to learn small skills, that short guides and pathways will reduce overwhelm, and that online culture will carry it further. Each part may shift, but the project can adapt without strain. ## Attention and Usage the plan people visit during small “itch moments” feeling stuck, restless, or useless those moments become tiny entry points into learning if this does not hold design the site so even a single visit feels complete make categories clear and simple offer “start here” skills without any login ensure that usefulness does not depend on repeat visits ## Categories the plan the nine streams are intuitive almost every skill fits somewhere the structure reduces overwhelm if this does not hold allow skills to sit in multiple streams add gentle tagging be willing to rename or merge categories keep the overall feeling of “a few big buckets” ## Articles the plan short, one- or two-word guides are enough to spark interest people get a first taste without being overwhelmed if this does not hold keep the top section short add collapsible deeper content underneath link to external courses and communities keep the core article light and simple ## Contributions the plan people add short tips, typed entries, or voice input contributions accumulate slowly and steadily if too few contribute a small volunteer team can seed the library AI can help expand and format entries if too many contribute use rotation on the homepage group entries by topic let some material sit quietly in the background prioritise calm over completeness ## Voice and Input Methods the plan people are comfortable speaking or typing into the site if voice is rarely used keep voice optional emphasise the “type and send” flow if voice becomes popular keep privacy rules strict raw audio deleted after processing transcripts deleted after summarising only summaries stored as text ## Pathways the plan gentle pathways provide direction settling → noticing → exploring → following interest if people ignore pathways move pathway flavour into individual articles use “if you liked this, try…” suggestions at the end let the pathways page become a soft overview ## Obsidian Is Overly Limiting Too Quickly the plan Obsidian Publish is enough for version one Markdown is the long-term foundation if Obsidian feels limiting keep the vault structure move earlier to a custom Svelte front-end treat Obsidian as the editing environment only if Obsidian works well for years no urgency to replace it the text-first model still holds ## Social Media Output the plan people naturally make reels, clips, and skill-flex content if few people create content a small internal group can maintain a consistent stream reuse simple skills in many formats prioritise consistency over volume if many people create content highlight the most wholesome pieces use simple, repeatable templates keep participation low-pressure ## Platform Behaviour the plan eventually some platforms may throttle or limit reach if platforms do not censor nothing breaks arms-race formats (QR codes, ASCII URLs) remain fun extras if platforms do censor lean into image-based formats use QR puzzles and text art route traffic through other PF surfaces treat it as a phase, not a crisis ## Culture and Tone the plan weaponised wholesomeness lands as humour, not shame post-ironic self-improvement feels friendly and light if tone ever feels harsh lean into self-deprecation foreground “we’re all learning” let the small skills be the centre, not the judgement ## Ecosystem Fit the plan learnstuff.today gently feeds into quiteasily reasonable.diet calm.college hexagons.world if links feel forced keep learnstuff.today self-contained offer other projects as optional side paths avoid making navigation depend on anything external ## Sustainability the plan low running costs volunteer curation + light AI support maintain the library if volunteer time decreases slow the pace of new entries focus on clarity and discoverability accept a steady-state archive as success if support increases add translations, audio versions, or local variants without changing the core: simple text files small skills clear paths ## Memereset.org the concept meme reset is a self-aware response to compounding 'brainrot' 67 is a reference to its effects on the meme ecosystem we propose adding '89' which has people doing hands side to side you cannot force a meme memes are not what they used to be this is an actual manifestation of the 'great meme reset' in the simplest possible terms the mechanism create a meme website that enforces craftsmanship through progressive constraints start with only simple text specifically UTF-8 the enter key is allowed ASCII art emerges naturally no emojis initially every six weeks, the community votes on what to add next text on multiple lines coloured ASCII text emojis tones or media types file types or removing things previously allowed rules stack over time each new rule becomes part of the global ruleset represented in easily understandable code people can vote on the structure and function of the site itself the voting use a tool called 'prefer' to find consensus in the last ten days of each cycle voting method is simple choose all the options you would accept highlight your favourite among them consensus is whatever the most people agree on this prevents skew from single-favourite voting if everyone only voted for one favourite, the result would skew and no one could agree because you pick all the ones you want, then select your favourite it is a little version of preferential voting in the simplest possible terms not forcing a single choice means the outcome reflects what the most people can align on voting is only open for the final ten days before the next iteration ten days before the next functionality is added people can get really creative with how they want to communicate within the current constraints the technology generalised tools with type checking define simple tools chat private gossip global weighted depreciation add a . to a post chirp local message board responses hexagon types can expand infinitely defining a new type only requires defining a new allowed type as opposed to refactoring the software agentic coding makes this feasible people can make solutions and check them quickly winner can be implemented immediately in the background as soon as there is a winner, it can be built and deployed the foundation stance as peaceful foundation, we only define the first one simple text more specifically, UTF-8 the enter key is allowed for example, ascii art after that, freedom belongs to everyone you could immediately go back to video define a variable for the text or another type people can vote on whatever they want to add it is entirely up to people how the site goes it is a creative thing no matter what, any outcome is fine as rest assured, the internet is the past this is just a cute little idea at the end of the alternatives