There is not much getting posted, it is becoming emptier and emptier.
It feels like that party where I was one of the first people in, then people came and it was cool, and then suddenly it’s nearly empty.
There is not much getting posted, it is becoming emptier and emptier.
It feels like that party where I was one of the first people in, then people came and it was cool, and then suddenly it’s nearly empty.
The activity spike is subsiding, but I’m still finding more than enough to engage with. When I don’t, I switch over to posting the content I want to see more of.
The fediverse doesn’t have advertising, it’s 100% word of mouth, and that isn’t at critical mass yet. People who stuck with reddit aren’t hearing about it anymore, as those of us who are getting behind the fediverse are no longer there to tell them about it.
But mainstream social media will fuck up again. And every time more and more people will end up on the fediverse. Each time, the fediverse gets more and more users, meaning it becomes more and more appealing for the next wave to stick around.
It’s slow, but unless commercial social media makes some significant changes in how it treats its users, the change will only pick up speed. But it will take years, yet.