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I'm starting to see this amongst my techie friends: invite only enclaves. Like, using matrix or signal chats that are only by invite; Jellyfin servers for streaming, again, among friends. Group cloud services like nextcloud, mail servers cut off from email at large... Internet-like services, but for small groups.
Kinda sounds great. I was on a city-based discord server for about a year before I got bored and sick of arguing. I guess I'm technically still on it.
I made some friends. Almost had a couple face to face meets with the idea of exploring actual friendships, but he was more conservative-leaning than I (but very reachable) and kept getting into fights and leaving discord for bouts. He took the "suburbs are evil" crowd a little too seriously.
Not utopian, but having the geographical focus in common and knowing we could meet these folks face to face as we go about our days I think added an honesty and restraint to the interactions.
It also gives it sort of a community extension vibe without the douchebaggery of HOA Facebook groups or corporate bullshit of Ring neighborhoods.
Yes, but I don't think the majority of users will adopt these kinds of enclaves.
They will be more popular over time, but still a vanishingly small portion of the web.