Bluesky is another alternative, whilst not decentralized, its been pretty cool over there. I also have a mastodon account though
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t4k3@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 11 months ago
calavera@lemm.ee 11 months ago
So what’s the point? enshitification will inevitably hit them as well and then people will have to migrate again and again
Staccato@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I love the fediverse, but it hasn’t fully solved the migration need problem. If I open an account on an instance which I later discover I don’t like, I have to migrate for that as well.
The point as I see it is just limited to who do I want to follow, and what platforms can I use to do so? If bluesky turns to shit in a decade, but I get value out of it for that decade, maybe that’s enough for my needs.
(FWIW, I am not on bluesky)
ky56@aussie.zone 11 months ago
But at least the user content doesn’t disappear into a black hole. Like what happened to parts of reddit.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If I open an account on an instance which I later discover I don’t like, I have to migrate for that as well.
For Mastodon there’s a feature for transferring your account from one server to another, with its history, etc.
JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It’s certainly possible. I’m giving it a shot. I prefer federated systems, as I said, I also have Mastodon
gohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
sorry this is not open source. Who is behind it, what is their gain and how do I trust whatever they claim in their website?
lemme_at_it@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Their FAQ is an interesting read about their purpose-built protoco,l that I must admit sounds great - but whose source will only be disclosed when you’re already on board. “We will release the design and/or reference code to the public when the initial version is stabilized.”
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I feel like I just read a brochure for a product.
lemme_at_it@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I was doing it more as a wishlist or an idea board to draw opinions from - for lack of source code. Whoever did this, was quite thoughtful about risks, including the biggest of all - the ‘bus factor’.
I really liked the “Connect For Lemmy” app when I joined up - it has some great features, some not on Jeboa. The dev even said he’d open the source if there was interest but I now use Jeboa on mobile exclusively because Connect is still closed as far as I know. I am FOSS or nothing, if I an help it - especially in communications apps. If the source fails to materialise then I will forget this too - even if I can admire the skill & thought required to pull this off. The fedi is young enough to be unburdened by over-bearing tech debt. There is no reason why it shouldn’t be influenced by good ideas early before it becomes too costly in time, effort & complexity, to undo them later.