ArtificialHoldings
@ArtificialHoldings@lemmy.world
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 1 week ago:
The number of times I totally overshot distance based on the quest description and ended up in the Ashlands…
- Comment on How can we make lemmy have more relevance? 2 weeks ago:
Literally this … On any group chat with an image embed, link to memes from Lemmy instead of the image directly.
- Comment on BitCraft Online an upcoming AAA mmo goes open source 2 weeks ago:
There are so few open source games, they have just cemented a permanent audience for themselves for the next 10 years by announcing this.
- Comment on The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube 2 weeks ago:
Ironically, I think Fediverse suffers from a high amount of tech expertise and not enough project managers, lol. Not enough people cracking the whip saying “users said x feels confusing, what can we do about it?” then establishing timelines and check-ins. Maybe instead of Lemmy devs saying, “we accept nearly every pull request,” they should say, “we want a project manager to help recruit volunteers on specific issues x, y, and z”.
- Comment on peertube recomendation algo alpha build 2 weeks ago:
Here’s a cleaned-up version of your Lemmy post that keeps your tone but improves clarity, flow, and grammar:
Did they forget to delete ChatGPT’s bit or did they intentionally copy the whole thing lol
- Comment on Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy 2 weeks ago:
I maintain my old hotmail account, but I also have 3 different gmail accounts. I also have a google account associated with my hotmail account so I can do things like keep a calendar and use Google docs with it. I imagine lots of people don’t realize you can make a Google account with an existing email, so they just switch.
- Comment on The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube 2 weeks ago:
There was a lot of energy around strategy when I joined in January (can you guess why? Lol). The limiting factor seems to be chosen participation. Lots of people have opinions, not many people want to organize their thoughts into, eg. an effective advertising campaign, a github pull request, or basically anything other than meaningless browsing.
Here were some threads in my message history I found insightful: lemmy.world/post/25512565 lemmy.world/post/25553607 lemmy.world/post/27824597
I’m not really skilled in anything relevant, so my strategy has been:
- On mainstream social platforms, point out any hint of enshittification and follow up with a recommendation toward a specific Fediverse alternative.
- Link directly to discussions or articles I found on Lemmy that I thought were worth sharing
- Building partnerships in my existing communities with the corresponding Lemmy communities to encourage user flow
- Comment on The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube 2 weeks ago:
The point is outreach to the other platform. Sending engagement to this video on YouTube will boost it due to YouTube’s algorithm. More exposure on YouTube = more potential new PeerTube users. Publishing this on PeerTube is preaching to the choir.
- Comment on Getting mixed signals from Reddit. Furthermore I shall henceforth be on Lemmy full time. 2 weeks ago:
Lemmy is just small enough at this point where mods don’t have to rely on automated tools and things like required flairs to effectively manage their community. As it develops, things like required flairs, verified submissions, etc will become more normal.
For example, I’m watching Wheel of Time, and /r/WoT requires you to flair every submission with a spoiler level (books only, show and book, show only, etc). Lemmy can’t really sustain good discussion on that yet, but when it does mods will need to start aggressively removing submissions if they’re not properly categorized.
- Comment on Reminder if you're leaving Discord for this Revolt server ( Linux + Steam Deck devs / creators) 2 weeks ago:
Revolt has voice channels
- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 2 weeks ago:
Oh true. I think it would be difficult for a chat platform like Revolt to federate correctly with other existing services though. Channel permissions, role permissions, bot functionality - I think it would be difficult to honor this stuff with federation. For example, Matrix and Revolt don’t have the same system of role permissions.
- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 2 weeks ago:
Maybe for this crowd. Almost no services I use aside from email were federated, before I went to Lemmy and Mastodon. And now it’s email, Lemmy, and Mastodon. Average users just chasing a good experience don’t really care about federation, despite its benefits.
- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 2 weeks ago:
The public servers that are just operating on discovery - sure. I have a private Discord with friends I’ll be looking to transfer, as well as a community with external intake sources.
- Comment on If you're still on Lemmy... 2 weeks ago:
Link aggregate sites do perform an actual function outside of the use case of doom scrolling. It’s a way that I engage with my niche hobby groups, aggregate news, and troubleshoot niche tech issues. There’s a reason why you Google a question then add “reddit” at the end.
- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 2 weeks ago:
Revolt is pretty good! Most of the features you want from discord are already there. It’s FOSS and servers can be self-hosted.
- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 2 weeks ago:
Anyone looking for an alternative, Revolt is FOSS and pretty much on par with Discord in 2015. They have voice chat and video chat is in development on their roadmap. You can even self-host your own server.
- Comment on Philosophy moment 2 weeks ago:
Not the Ship of Theseus in the last one ☠️
- Comment on In heat 3 weeks ago:
You are included in my initial assertion
- Comment on Put him on the cart. 3 weeks ago:
It’s giving Midsommar
- Comment on 1994 white Kevin 3 weeks ago:
I thought for sure it was fake until I noticed the map was my neighborhood 😂
- Comment on In heat 3 weeks ago:
Everyone in this post is the annoying IT person who says “why don’t you just run Linux?” to people who don’t know how to install a new OS in the first place.
- Comment on 1994 white Kevin 3 weeks ago:
This is routing from LaGuardia, meaning the “walking” route has you taking a subway. Maybe the walking buddy is a local NYC thing meant for people who want assistance navigating the trains.
- Comment on For me, it's going to be Fediverse or nothing 3 weeks ago:
I manage a community on discord and see it going down the aggressive monetization route day by day. Also looked at Matrix, but the basic tools to support my community just aren’t there. I’m hoping the next two or so years produces an alternative rich chat/voice/video platform.
- Comment on Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives 4 weeks ago:
Okay let me rephrase. I’m offering 100% of my work on PeerTube for free. They’re high quality, long-form video essays, and people clearly enjoy watching them. I link my Patreon in case people wish to support, but no other product exists on a subscription basis.
Even if PeerTube were substantially more popular, the lack of recommendation algorithms would keep my content from proliferating nearly as well as YouTube. This translates to fewer Patreon subscribers which means less opportunity and funding to create high quality videos. No self-promotion, just content that can’t perform as well because it doesn’t get recommended.
- Comment on Determining the reason no one replied to your Lemmy post. 4 weeks ago:
Goodhart’s Law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”
Not entirely sure how this applies to the discussion, it just came to mind lol
- Comment on Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives 4 weeks ago:
I’m so sorry but you really need to reevaluate this because it categorizes like 80% of authentic internet content as ads. Is a graphic artist who works commission posting their art on social media an ad, if they’re doing it to hunt for commission? A streamer who posts their funniest clips on social media to get more paid subscribers? A game dev promo-ing features in their next game patch?
- Comment on Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives 4 weeks ago:
I’m not talking about ads. Let’s say I’m a video essayist and I publish my essays on PeerTube. The recommendation algorithms aren’t going to show the free content I make to nearly as many people as if I put them on YouTube or Tiktok. And overall, that translates to fewer Patreon subscribers, FAR fewer.
- Comment on Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives 4 weeks ago:
From a content creation standpoint, it does kind of suck. There’s no ego about it. The system doesn’t carry your content to nearly as many eyes, even accounting for the reduced audience. Discovery and suggestion algorithms are extremely effective, and if I’m trying to get my stuff to reach as much of my audience as possible, I wouldn’t only be on Mastodon. I’m not just talking about mediocre content either - even extremely motivating stuff in the niche doesn’t generate even a small fraction of engagement as regular social media sites.
For some people, this is a benefit - it’s a poorly commodified system. For small content creators trying to build an audience and generate paid subscribers, it’s not enough. Most creators on Fediverse are contributing as a free or non-profit hobby.
- Comment on what's the best strategy to follow with a new boss who wants me dumbed down? 4 weeks ago:
How can you certainly know what he saw in you, rather than what you wanted to portray?
- Comment on The best thing *you* can do for the fediverse is *just be kind* 5 weeks ago:
It’s hard for me to imagine any system as flexible as Lemmy communities NOT operating under centralized control, outside of notional attempts at democratic procedures held by the community owner themselves.