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Don’t like this article 😠 posting it in search of rebuttals. The word “moderation” is not to be found anywhere in it. Oops. Guess I didn’t read this closely enough 🤦♂️
Don’t like this article 😠 posting it in search of rebuttals. The word “moderation” is not to be found anywhere in it. Oops. Guess I didn’t read this closely enough 🤦♂️
The ability to follow and interact with content creators and users on a wide variety of platforms all from one account on one platform is something I can’t do on corporate social media. On Mastodon, I pull in dank photography from PixelFed, tech threads from Lemmy, text posts from Mastodon/Calckey/Akkoma, and video content from PeerTube. Contrasted with having to manage separate accounts and feeds for YouTube/Reddit/Twitter/Instagram, it’s way more convenient once you’re past the initial hump of setting up your feed (which does need UI/UX improvements).
I mean, true. I’ve never heard any non-tech person be super hype about how email is decentralized and that they can host their own email server. They mostly just like that they don’t have to produce a physical letter, mail it, then wait for it to be delivered. They should care that some rich prick can just buy their social media site of choice and run it straight into the ground, but convenience and functionality matter more to them.
They should, considering that even if they can’t do it personally, this means that other people who can have the ability to add any desired functionality and ship it out for them to use.
They should, since companies are routinely putting them through the ringer and have no incentives to stop otherwise.
Only an issue when FOSS alternatives don’t achieve feature-parity, so we should make sure that our stuff is on point.
Eh, not really. The bigger issue is that the Fediverse platforms copied the design of centralized platforms for the most part without adequately adjusting for the different UX that a decentralized federated system provides. Some things I think should be standard that currently aren’t:
I don’t think this is a fundamental problem with decentralization, but rather the implementation just needs some work. I think the above 4 tweaks would fix a lot of issues.
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This is actually a solved issue via relays. Small instances should set up a few to get a content stream going.
Hey, when you give users control of their own destiny and the freedom to mold it how they want, it’ll reflect their priorities. The Fediverse is no exception.
By design. We’re here because we’re fleeing monolithic sites with so much traffic that content moderation is a nightmare and that funding models basically guarantee enshittification. If you don’t like that, then the Fediverse isn’t for you.
Yeah, gonna be honest, not really interested in appealing to Meta chuds for growth at all costs.
True, but also not a bad thing. Not everything needs to be for everyone. The Fediverse can be for people who are tired of corporate control over their internet socializing and the people who don’t give a shit can just stay on Twitter while Melonbawler makes it easier for chuds to recruit and whatnot.
As for whether or not the migration panned out, well, Twitter isn’t dead, but Mastodon and the Fediverse still have millions more users than it did prior to the migration and the MAU count has stabilized 8 months later, so I’d still call that a dub.
Gonna just take a second to acknowledge and appreciate how much effort you put in to, rightly, debunk an author who definitely didn’t deserve your time.