State of the RBE at the start of 2026
Welcome to the insanity of 2026. So let’s relax for a change with a place where, indeed, “nothing ever happens”. That place being the RBE crowd, which has now become an extinction-level event in slow motion. And being in metastasis means we can now group them. At this point, the broader RBE scene seems to be collapsing into 4 predictable ways: 1. Dead or Near-Dead Projects These are the ones that are effectively finished, whether they admit it or not. The branding may still exist, but the movement energy no longer does. Designing the Future Hasn’t written anything since October 2025, hasn’t reshared anything since December 2025, and appears to have no discussion activity at all on Discord. Practically dead. The Choice is Ours Nothing new since it started. Copiosis No visible activity in more than a year. Koto Coop No visible activity in a year. 2. Zombie Rebrands and Institutional Drift These are not fully dead, but they are no longer building anyth...