GET Together: A Social Experiment Built on HTTP Gimmicks

The latest curiosity in the 'decentralized' social space is gettogether.dev, a platform that describes itself as a social network with no POST requests. As gettogether.dev first reported, every action—from writing a post to deleting one—is executed via a GET request.

From a technical standpoint, the mechanism is absurdly simple. Users submit a nickname and text via a URL query, and the server returns a post ID. The platform allows for basic interactions: users can 'heart' posts or create threaded replies by adding a parent ID to their request.

However, looking at this through a realist's lens, the protocol doesn't solve the Sybil problem; it ignores it entirely. The site explicitly states that names are neither unique nor verified. While the system implements a ten-second rate limit per post and filters for English profanity and crypto-related content (specifically banning Bitcoin, memecoins, and token promotion), there is no identity layer to prevent a single actor from flooding the feed with multiple personas.

Security is equally lightweight. The site notes that cookies are optional for posting, though they are required if a user wishes to delete their own content later. Because the text of every post is part of the URL, the platform warns users not to include private information.

In my opinion, this isn't a solution to the silos of Big Tech; it is a coding exercise. Without verified identities or a robust deterrent for botting, the 'decentralized' dream here will likely collapse under the weight of its own openness the moment it scales.