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diff --git a/content/about/index.md b/content/about/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf636ab --- /dev/null +++ b/content/about/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: "About" +draft: false +--- + +Hamlet is a network of geographically focused [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) +instances. We work with volunteers from local communities in order to help them +run their own social media site. If you wish to volunteer to help run a Hamlet +instance in your home town, send us an email at +[smile@hamlet.social](smile@hamlet.social). + +Locally deploying servers has several benefits over centralized social media +like Facebook or Twitter. + +- **We do not put ourselves in a position to moderate the entire network.** This +means that content is moderated for your local community, by your local +community. +- **The network is also interoperable.** Even though there are official Hamlet +servers, you can set up an unofficial server, and participate in the network +just fine. You can do this by setting up your own +[Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) server, or using a managed hosting solution +like [Tribes](https://tribes.host/). +- **Local money stays local.** When a local business advertises on Facebook, +all of that money leaves the local economy. When a local business advertieses +on Hamlet, that money stays in the local economy, and is able to be used to +benefit the community. + +The name Hamlet is a reference to +[wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)) |