Post AP6oxhfbc6IQagWluK by zudlig@expired.mentality.rip
(DIR) More posts by zudlig@expired.mentality.rip
(DIR) Post #AP40WfKGpwqjTfXgTg by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T15:26:47.944476Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Yet another wave of wanting to leave the Fediverse.
(DIR) Post #AP41VOVRzDtCycjH7I by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T15:37:44.773210Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
I made arachnid.town to hopefully get more people who have my flavour of autism, but it's been a massive failure. I feel like I mesh well with nobody in the broader network. People talk to me through doors. The thing that's keeping me here is that I have nowhere else to go.I am in the hundreds of followers, but I get far less non-favourite/non-repost reactions than people with even like thirty followers. I get I'm an annoying retard but this whole adventure is starting to feel like a waste of time. When Bluesky rolls around I'll probably hop on board.
(DIR) Post #AP41d3mCwWWx09DrgO by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T15:39:08.335877Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
I think the problem with the Fediverse is that unless you had the privilege of establishing yourself on some other platform then nobody will come. Your success on starting an instance or networking with common people still depends on big tech companies.
(DIR) Post #AP41uX1vQrbQeVuD2W by a1ba@expired.mentality.rip
2022-10-29T15:45:19.955120Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@Arcana @w same. On fedi for years, but never had success having any circle on other platforms.
(DIR) Post #AP41w7hSa13Yfi5lNw by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T15:42:34.950575Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
I think that's something where AT will destroy ActivityPub, discovering people. The experience of even seeing things on your timeline is a chore. I wonder how many people joined a small instance, saw nothing, and left. The kinds of people who complain about algorithms are the people who already have a network of some kind.
(DIR) Post #AP42yVqLt0965IxETQ by sarvo@novoa.nagoya
2022-10-29T15:57:28.537Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@w@arachnid.town stop caring.
(DIR) Post #AP43CC4WC1LOoo6WHo by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T15:56:41.432508Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Arcana Why did you join disqordia.space? Probably because there's a culture/community there you mesh well with. If you, say, want to run an instance for SGI nerds, how do you network that? That's more so what I'm talking about. SGI nerds would probably just jump to the biggest technology instance ran by someone who was an early adopter, or had some presence elsewhere (probably on Twitter) or find your instance but leave because their timeline is empty.In terms of people, sometimes you mesh well with most people on the network. I don't and probably never will. That's my problem, how am I supposed to find people who do? They do exist (a grand total of probably like two people so far) but it took an extremely long time to actually find them. Literally since 2018.Your mileage may vary, but I think this is one of the things that turns off a lot of people.
(DIR) Post #AP43MV5KMEfqgMOglM by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T15:58:32.923850Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@sarvo I think it's fair to care. I'm not talking about upcooming (I refuse to hit the favourite button on anything), I'm talking about interacting with people. If I didn't want to interact with people I'd just have a blog.
(DIR) Post #AP43X1iBuHAUlhavrM by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T16:00:28.183962Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Arcana Silicon Graphics.
(DIR) Post #AP43t65YJYhGiJ2uCO by Moon@shitposter.club
2022-10-29T16:06:39.324429Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@Arcana @w https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soka_Gakkai_International
(DIR) Post #AP44Gy3FqcFUjlLy5o by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2022-10-29T16:11:39.137353Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@a1ba @Arcana @w Was moderately successful on other platforms as in enough for said platform to be mostly worth it but on fedi sometimes it feels like if I sneeze it will offend some random person because of how much more massive the social circle I got is.
(DIR) Post #AP44Trfqs0sIiqYZgO by a1ba@expired.mentality.rip
2022-10-29T16:14:06.715981Z
2 likes, 0 repeats
@lanodan @Arcana @w imagine sneezing and called nazi for that
(DIR) Post #AP44epMtmbl4kyv2Y4 by sergeantcat@pl.zombiecats.run
2022-10-29T16:16:18.584601Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@w @Arcana Stop worrying about how popular you are and whether anyone is listening and then the problem stops existing.
(DIR) Post #AP44lbfB8XwAHIhZLs by sergeantcat@pl.zombiecats.run
2022-10-29T16:17:32.993831Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@w @Arcana Also, are you a person interested in SGI? I've looked at it briefly and want to read more about it but just haven't had the time yet.
(DIR) Post #AP44sOKV6oY0x5GV4S by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T16:15:31.184768Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@sergeantcat @Arcana I only bring up followers as a comparison of reach. I don't care if I'm popular, I just want to interact with people who I work well with. I'd be happy with five followers if those five followers were people I can mesh with well.
(DIR) Post #AP44wKI845dBaO23FY by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T16:16:14.829472Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@sergeantcat @Arcana As a passing interest yeah, I just used it as an example there.
(DIR) Post #AP4NktNDhe8o2rftBo by graycot@glitch.gray.cafe
2022-10-29T19:43:38Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@w @sarvo Favoriting is a massive part of interaction on the fediverse. I use favorites as a way to signal to people "hey, you wrote something neat and I saw it". I think you're missing out if you don't favorite other people's posts.
(DIR) Post #AP4Nktm2DNzTHpHhrs by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T19:47:03.134687Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@graycot @sarvo Replying and reposting are both more meaningful. As someone who makes posts, I like them much more, so where I would favourite a post I choose to reply or repost it instead.
(DIR) Post #AP4OBhAbBRZo10YHGC by mer@cdrom.tokyo
2022-10-29T19:48:04.922493Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@w @Arcana @sergeantcat I'm kinda scared about downright replying to people that look important like instance owners, 'cuz they have an air of authority and they seem to know what they're doing (while I'm a retard). Plus even when I see people with a cool vibe I don't understand all they're talking about.
(DIR) Post #AP4OBhdfRMpRTA9UZM by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T19:51:51.925364Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@mer @Arcana @sergeantcat You can always browse their profile for posts that you can reply to, and respond to them to get your foot in the door. Chjara, for example, posts shit I am too stupid to understand but also shitposts, which I do understand. There's value you might not be seeing because we still don't have backfill yet at lain at lain dot com please fix.
(DIR) Post #AP4OossXaIzlcgnATw by graycot@glitch.gray.cafe
2022-10-29T19:57:44Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@w @sarvo I don't have the energy nor time to reply to everything.Replying and reposting are more meaningful to you. That's not a universal opinion.
(DIR) Post #AP4OotMfmH6988tERs by w@arachnid.town
2022-10-29T19:58:58.722333Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
@graycot @sarvo I think that from an objective standpoint it is. When you repost, you're saying "I am willing to use up space on my profile to share this post." When you reply, you're putting in effort to write something and maybe start a conversation. Favouriting a post is a zero effort button press that has little obvious meaning (some people use them as read receipts, some use it to say they like the post.)You don't need to write an essay or anything. A "LMAO" or a "This is awesome" suffices.
(DIR) Post #AP4SYvbe4kz5GWXK40 by sarvo@novoa.nagoya
2022-10-29T20:44:11.715Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@w@arachnid.town what I mean is don't care about people not replying or following, post for you, not to be a niche mini celebrity
(DIR) Post #AP6oxhfbc6IQagWluK by zudlig@expired.mentality.rip
2022-10-29T20:50:27.354653Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@mer @Arcana @w @sergeantcat Ahh, I want to reply to everything I see, all the time. I am inherently a "reply guy" I suppose. It's only through sheer force of will that I avoid it as often as I do. The culture around here seems to be pretty much the opposite but I like it anyway. I feel like maybe I will get better some day.
(DIR) Post #AP6oxk8kQinOFeB4bo by zudlig@expired.mentality.rip
2022-10-29T21:09:14.525046Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@mer @Arcana @sergeantcat @w I mean, instance admins, micro-celebrities, world leaders, maniacs, sex symbols, long-dead philosophers, inanimate objects, I don't give a damn, my instinct is to reply to you all and tell you exactly what I think for no particular reason other than that this microphone seems to be on. It has sometimes made people think I'm insane. They're probably right.
(DIR) Post #AP6oxkb6jHTrfbRioS by sergeantcat@pl.zombiecats.run
2022-10-31T00:04:32.259404Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@zudlig @Arcana @mer @w I don’t mind replying to a lot and saying what’s on my mind here because it’s anonymous. There’s so much trash I don’t talk on my real name profile.