It really depends on the instance. There are many cozy, non-mainstream corners on the Fediverse. For instance, beehaw.org is as pleasant as can be.
But I don’t want the fediverse to become mainstream!!
I know, I know, most people think it’s the best thing.
But if I selfishly prefer the fediverse to be as it is now. Actually, as it was a couple of months ago. Lemmy is already being filled with rage-baiting bullshit, which is one of the reasons I decided to leave reddit.
masimatutu@nerdica.net 10 months ago
cosmic_slate@dmv.social 10 months ago
Adding more people would dilute some of the excessively frequent ragebait posters…
It’s like the same 2-3 dozen people.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Good to know. I’ll start blocking, then.
ttmrichter@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Have you been on Facebook (or Xhitter) recently? Where “recent” is defined as “within the past decade or so”.
cosmic_slate@dmv.social 10 months ago
[deleted]ttmrichter@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You completely missed the point.
There’s a HUGE number of ragebait posters on Meta/Xhitter because that’s what causes “engagement” and thus that’s what the Meta algorithms will foster. Bringing in Meta won’t dilute the ragebait. It will amplify it.
Masimatutu@mander.xyz 10 months ago
Just because the Fediverse is mainstream doesn’t mean that the content on every instance is mainstream; instances can display content however they like. It really is rather selfish to say that you want everyone to stay in the corporate walled gardens just so that you can enjoy your unfiltered feed.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It really is rather selfish
Uh, yeah. I already mentioned that.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I am 100% with you. Becoming mainstream is what ruins most good communities that end up ruined. Hell, even Facebook was a 1000x better before they opened it to non-college users.