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# An alternate history of social media
- URL: https://werd.io/an-alternate-history-of-social-media/
- Published: 2026-03-31T21:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-31T21:24:28.000Z
- Description: I joined Rabble on the Revolution.Social podcast.
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Technology

I've been remiss about sharing it here, but I really enjoyed my conversation with [Rabble](https://evan.henshaw-plath.com/) on his excellent [Revolution.Social](https://revolution.social/) podcast, which published earlier this month. Revolution.Social describes itself as a podcast about the future of social media built on permissionless open protocols. It's hosted by Twitter's first employee, [Rabble, a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath](https://evan.henshaw-plath.com/).

[The list of other guests is an impressive who’s who of thinkers and change agents on the web](https://revolution.social/episodes/) — [Anil Dash](https://revolution.social/episodes/silicon-valley-has-lost-its-moral-compass-with-ani/), [Jay Graber](https://revolution.social/episodes/decentralized-social-media-for-40-million-users-wi/), [Cory Doctorow](https://revolution.social/episodes/cory-doctorow-on-escaping-big-tech-privacy-battles/), [Renee DiResta](https://revolution.social/episodes/invisible-rulers-author-renee-diresta-on-propagand/), [Mike McCue](https://revolution.social/episodes/i-ve-never-been-more-optimistic-flipboard-s-mike-m/), [Mallory Knodel](https://revolution.social/episodes/building-human-rights-into-the-social-web-with-mal/), [Rudy Fraser](https://revolution.social/episodes/rudy-fraser-on-blacksky-mutual-aid-reclaiming-soci/), and more — and I’m honored to be in this company. These are all great conversations.

It’s available on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revolution-social/id1824528874), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4wAyssF5EFAPi9WyMuGS33), [YouTube Music](https://www.youtube.com/@rabble/podcasts), and wherever you get your podcasts. [You should go and subscribe.](https://revolution.social/)

And if you listen or watch – I'd love to hear what you think.