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
Eh, feels mostly the same to me. Some people didn’t like the meme I posted and accused me of wanting to murder my neighbors.
sounds like a normal Saturday, nothing to worry about
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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 :)
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.
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.
There’s a sweet spot, right? Popular enough to be viable; not so popular that the quality decreases.
Yes. I’m already noticing a lot more rude and immature people as the number of users grow.
This bullshit is 100% written by corporate social media. Fuck that.
