I don’t think the Fediverse will become mainstream. But I’m actually happy about that. And so should you.
Fewer people, fewer idiots. I’m glad that people here are actually sane.
I’m glad that people here are actually sane.
Speak for yourself.
I am ALL actually sane on this blessed day
All of we are sane says us.
You’re not the boss of me.
Wait a minute…
I want the place to be just big enough that the real niche communities (mostly gaming) start blooming. After that, though, I’m good.
It’s quite telling that by having a more ‘complicated’ sign up process and ‘how-things-work’ around here is able to keep idiots off the Fediverse (for now)
And I appreciate this, which means as a potential user I need to do my own background research, look around at different sources of information, lurk for a bit, before committing to a platform. And this in and of itself, for me at least, gives me a better appreciation of the ‘verse’ and how I can contribute to it.
From the article “The Fediverse is not that. It’s kind of… different. I mean, the very first thing you get asked when signing up for a Fediverse platform is “Which Instance?”. The signup process in the Fediverse is more complicated than people are used to.”
A counter example to this ‘barrier of entry’ would be threads. Super easy to join, making it almost ‘stupid’ not to join if you’re already on IG and using Twitter, without understanding what it offers besides simply being an alternative to threads (this is where I was at, could not outweigh the cons vs twitter, thus did not join)
I agree with much of the article but… Dude, go on holiday. Billionaires and corporations make up the vast majority of emissions that are driving climate change. See the world before the rich end up destroying what’s left of it. You’re allowed to enjoy yourself.
I know all that but I honestly don’t need to. Most of my time is spent inside anyway. Sometimes I take the train and spend a weekend some place nice but that really is all I need.
Probably on a per capita basis but we are all contributing to climate change (the majority of it): https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data
Do you have a source?
A small reminder that clickbaity titles like this work against the author’s view for all the people who read just the title and scroll further. (And they’re not to blame. You can’t read everything)
TL;DR of the article:
Fall of Twitter and Reddit helped the Fediverse grow. Most users don’t know or care how Federation works and don’t realise the necessity of donations. Fediverse either remains niche or becomes mainstream, the future is not set in stone.
That is a fair point, I’ll keep that in mind going forward, thank you
Edit: I do want to add that skimming the title and voting based off of that is not how it should work. I would at least scroll to the conclusion, even though this article admittedly doesn’t really have one. Going forward I will make a clearly marked conclusion and summarize my pov better in the title to avoid confusion.
Regarding voting, of course, it should be done after familiarizing oneself with the post to some degree greater than the title.
I meant changing people’s minds. While just the title won’t convince people to think a certain way, it will remain in their minds as one of many opinions on the topic they encountered. And it’s a shame if that opinion is the opposite of what the author has in mind.
That’s true, I’ll keep it in mind :)
There’s a sweet spot, right? Popular enough to be viable; not so popular that the quality decreases.
It doesn’t need to be. It just needs to be better than Reddit, which it is. That’s enough to make me happy.
Honestly, a pretty valid take, all things considered. I can see why many people would find the headline outrageous, but reading through the article, I think it’s a message that a lot of people do need to hear. And I think everyone should read what OP is conveying before jumping to conclusions.
I’ve seen people on Lemmy with mixed opinions on how Lemmy and the Fediverse should be treated. Some want to expand Lemmy and siphon off as many users from Reddit, while others want to keep the gates tight. Some want Lemmy to remain a small, niche community for enthusiasts, while others want the Fediverse to be a new paradigm for the maintstream internet.
I agree, that Fediverse platforms built up with donations and little to no profit incentive will likely remain dwarfed compared to the tech giants that can afford to give the public the high-end, high-production social media they ultimately prefer. As OP said, that’s okay. The fediverse can remain a viable alternative, even if it doesn’t become the new #1.
I think this is a message people should hear if they think Lemmy has the potential to outright eclipse Reddit at the moment, or think the Fediverse will take over the entirety of the internet and give the top tech companies a run for their money in doing so.
Yes. Quality over quantity is the way.
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Lots of people actually use Lemmy, Kbin and similar platforms as alternatives to Reddit and other traditional social media. It’s great that you’re open to donating/hosting, that’s exactly the kind of person we need imo. I simply pointed out that too many people that are opposed to donating/hosting or simply don’t know the necessity of it could become problematic. Basically encouraging people to help make the Fediverse even greater. I also stated that it will probably be fine, just as Mastodon is doing fine.
I checked out your cooking content and it’s actually quite interesting! Keep up the good content :)
Good. Hopefully, those that make Reddit the experience it is stays there.
The inspiration we need
Neither is the internet the future of the internet.
The future of the internet is personal. It won’t be the case globally.
But if i want my idiots? That’s how i get my rareinsults screenshots to post and gain karma!
We don’t even have karma here, sorry :(
This bullshit is 100% written by corporate social media. Fuck that.
It’s not. I just wrote something about not using Discord and am currently working on a post about Element, the better Discord. https://uselessauth.btw.so/opinion-discord-shouldnt-be-your-main-messenger
I am not convinced by your opinion piece.
Excuse me? I don’t understand
Your post is an opinion piece asshat. And I disagree. Go troll someone else.
Usually I would be open to an exchange of opinions. You not being able to stay calm and civil unfortunately prevents that.
Did I stutter? Troll someone else with your shit opinion.
