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You don’t know how social networks work. They only survive based on network effects, not having the most basic functionality that users expect means that they will fail to reach critical mass and be outcompeted.

If they don’t want to provide the most basic functions that any user of a social network would expect, they’re welcome to go back to being one of the millions of forgotten and unviewed personal github projects.

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DrCake@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The entire point of the “fediverse” is to combat the network effect. Don’t like Lenny? Move to another app and still communicate with people on Lemmy. Plus it’s all open, can’t find an app you like? Build one or wait for someone to build one you like.

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- masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  The entire point of the “fediverse” is to combat the network effect.
  
  No, it’s not.
  
  The purpose of the fediverse is to decentralize control of the network, it does not eliminate network effects in any way shape or form. At the end of the day a social network is only as valuable as the users using it and contributing content to it. If they don’t find lemmy pleasant to use, they’re not going to say “let me jump to mastodon” they’re going to go to Reddit.
  
  Build one or wait for someone to build one you like.
  
  You really don’t understand network effects if you think you can just sit around and wait for basic functionality and expect your network not to die.
  
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