Yeah, but in federated social media you can just pack up and set up a new instance.
You won’t ever need to leave the whole thing behind to disconnect from corporate BS.
Congratulations, you’ve been defederated. Please do not resist.
This is called enshittification, and happens to all platforms.
Can we stop the gatekeeping and that normie bs, plz ffs
No
I hate the word normie (ususally used by incels and the like)
ok normie
Great. Now I’m worried I’m a normie and not the “Manifest Destiny” nerd I have been trying to be.
/s
Seriously though, from the comments, it’s seems like the corporate rats gaining ground in places that are federated is going to be a lot harder, and more user resilient.
I read a comment earlier somewhere that at least they hadn’t seen anyone use /s yet.
…yet.
As soon as a space is big and diverse enough that you stop recognising usernames or even instances, you’ve got to signal intent. It’s unavoidable. Only alternative is to give shelter to shitheads, who say the same things, but mean them.
I felt kinda bad for the people who were here when I joined two months ago. They had their own little community which would get quickly overrun by ex redditors. I wasn’t sure if I was a refugee or a colonizer.
If those people want their own isolated communities, those exist elsewhere. You join the fediverse because you expect it to grow and network.
I feel like it’s like discovering a hidden place at a lake that’s really beautiful. You can’t really claim it as exclusively your’s but would still very much prefer it if no one else went there, as selfish as that might be
To be fair they could create a server and just not Federate with anyone? Or federate selectively?
Yeah, I actually like this concept. The fediverse has the power to be much larger, but it doesn’t have to be for any group that wants to keep things small.
I also kind of like how the fediverse has space for just the worst, most bigoted folks to fuck around and find out here. If they run away to rumble or truth social or whatever alternative they’re trying this week, they can stay in their little bubbles and pretend they’re the real popular voices, at least until it inevitably implodes.
In the fediverse, they can see the federation graphs, they can read the defederation announcements, and they can start to see exactly where they stand in popular opinion. I think that’s got to have an effect on them long term. The paid shills can try to deny reality from their followers, but it’s harder.
Different version:
Only nerds with the worst opinions migrate
Only nerds with the worst opinions migrate
Yes i wouldnt like to be linked to someone that whants costanza to step on them.
You clearly have no taste.
