I don’t think it’s the worst outcome or the Fediverse needing to be written off because of this. At least for now BridgyFed is a thing, and it’s not like we have to capture every refugee, Mastodon has thriving and tight-knit communities.
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rikudou@lemmings.world 3 days ago
Well, there goes the Fediverse.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
rikudou@lemmings.world 2 days ago
Most Mastodon groups are about Mastodon, Fediverse and the drama accompanying both.
Telorand@reddthat.com 3 days ago
Hardly. The Fediverse spans multiple apps and services, and it existed before Elon bought Twitter and it will continue existing regardless of what the billionaires do, because it’s not run by just one person.
The whole point is decentralization, not growth, so unless the billionaires can take out every server hosting an instance, the Fediverse isn’t going anywhere.
Tyfud@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This.
Back in the day this in his the internet worked. Every forum host was just some guy or girl hosting a platform so they cloths build a cunning with the people and hobbies they love.
We need to go back closer to that works. The fediverse bridges the gap between the centralized experience, and decentralized management.
Optimistically, it’s the best of both worlds.
Telorand@reddthat.com 2 days ago
I know I can’t ever go back. I donate to my instance, and I actually feel good about it, because I know it’s not going into the pocket of some faceless corporation who’s beholden to its shareholders instead of its customers.