I do care about free software. If the fediverse never grows beyond discussion about tech, free software and shitposts I will still use it. But if Lemmy/Mastodon only ever got traction on posts about particle physics, I’d ignore it because I don’t really understand or care about that.
I also want this and other fediverse platforms to grow. And I think that even non-tech people care about FOSS concepts even if they can’t articulate it. People want to feel like their privacy is respected and they want to feel like their favorite platforms are democratic in control. So I think the fediverse will continue to grow and grow. It’ll take a while for us to grow out of the niche tech phase though.
Kiosade@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
You’re missing the point…
jack@monero.town 7 months ago
Having reason to stay on this platform is completely dependent on wanting the advantages of FOSS. Of course people like to talk about FOSS here.
If there is another point in this thread, I might not see it
Kiosade@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Yeah but if that’s pretty much ALL that people talk about, then it just exists to perpetuate itself essentially, and what’s the point of that? There needs to be diversity, or the platform will never grow substantially.
jack@monero.town 7 months ago
Yes, diversity is good. Talking about FOSS is also good.
I don’t think the conversations about FOSS take room away from other topics, they can coexist. So let’s aim for bringing in more diverse topics instead of turning down FOSS topics