Post AWpoAzjQmgFSLapN8i by liammcbride@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AWpmqYI504VFUhirQG by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-06-19T01:47:06Z
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The #Reddit protests have been a disaster, blackout with an end date, some subs deciding to continue it but many just giving up, now subs that don't give up are being forced open by admins/replacing mod team, subs that open of own accord becoming shitpost subs as a "protest". Within a week or 2 people will get bored of the shitposting and go back to using the sub like normal and absolute nothing will have changed. Like Mastodon with Twitter, Lemmy has seen massive growth but Reddit has not seen a mass exodus of users.
(DIR) Post #AWpnJ2VGGQNDIzTK9Q by that_leaflet@fosstodon.org
2023-06-19T01:52:19Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I'm having difficulty enjoying Lemmy. The post weighting sucks, I subscribed to the technology "subreddit" and that has taken up my entire feed, posts linger at the top forever, lots of communities that are on Reddit just don't exist, slow loading.Not to be a downer :grinmsn:
(DIR) Post #AWpncHDnlWGcSJTj4C by enthusiast101@fosstodon.org
2023-06-19T01:56:09Z
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@BrodieOnLinuxEven if a lot of people don't switch, I'm sure some will. Plus this event will reflect poorly on Reddit, hopefully they'll be a bit more conscious of their users in the future.I mean if nothing else, people are now aware that alternatives exist
(DIR) Post #AWpoAzjQmgFSLapN8i by liammcbride@mastodon.social
2023-06-19T02:02:26Z
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@BrodieOnLinux This is why independent forums shouldn't die, handing control over to one corporation is a terrible idea. Centralization of technology has had terrible outcomes for internet communication.
(DIR) Post #AWpojoKFBTwP6geF7o by sweetiebot@mastodon.online
2023-06-19T02:08:22Z
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@BrodieOnLinux were we really expecting anything to actually happen?
(DIR) Post #AWpp0OWAOEIVzM8HQm by f22@mstdn.jp
2023-06-19T02:11:41Z
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@BrodieOnLinux It’s the FOSS copycat disease. None of the popular online platforms got huge because they created inferior copies of successful platforms with tweaked governance. The only kind of applicable exception I can think of is Bitwarden, but that’s a pretty sophisticated tool and isn’t dependent on others using it. What will ultimately kill #reddit will be something that is nothing like Reddit and most likely developed by a commercial actor.
(DIR) Post #AWpp3Pd2iRuUIpmubw by andricheli@mastodon.social
2023-06-19T02:12:15Z
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@BrodieOnLinux But a shift is happening. People are once again learning about the major downfall of corporate social media. Each time this story repeats, more people learn about the #FediVerse and the options within it. Switching over to decentralized platforms will take time but it is happening. And it will continue to be a steady trickle.
(DIR) Post #AWptVbHVNvSmMrPVRo by saiwal@mastodon.social
2023-06-19T03:02:10Z
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@BrodieOnLinux fediverse is a bit confusing for anyone new to the idea, hope more tech enthusiasts like you continue making helpful videos about getting started in this. decentralization is a very powerful idea that i feel will be a game changer if people understand it better and its value.
(DIR) Post #AWpuJ4YDLmBdKpoenY by mateu_protogen2K@piaille.fr
2023-06-19T03:11:03Z
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@BrodieOnLinux This is the first I've heard of lemmy
(DIR) Post #AWpuaM7hGnwGl1ecIS by tur1ng@mastodon.social
2023-06-19T03:13:08Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I stopped using Reddit and don't miss it so far, but I'm really not enjoying Lemmy/Kbin either. I thought since Twitter->Mastodon was such a smooth transition for me it would be easy, but it absolutely isn't.
(DIR) Post #AWpxE47znL88RDrAw4 by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-06-19T03:43:27Z
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@mateu_protogen2K That's also the problem lol, you're not alone in that camp
(DIR) Post #AWq0uF3Xr0TCM9Zsau by Mehrad@fosstodon.org
2023-06-19T04:25:00Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Based on the other posts and also comments in this thread, I think the problem is of two folds:1. People are expecting #lemmy/ #kbin to be a drop-in replacement (UI, content, moderation, etc.)2. People are expecting to see the same volume of content without contributing. They just want to be passive consumers.This is not specific to #fediverse but rather the whole FLOSS world. Majority of people want to consume without giving back by contribution or donation.
(DIR) Post #AWq7h4cQ34BJtpYdn6 by Nuuskis@fosstodon.org
2023-06-19T05:40:58Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Lemmy is sadly inactive and Jeboa unready for the masses, but under active development luckily. Their timing wasn't the best.
(DIR) Post #AWqXFoWIOQ5gxYM7Jw by Linux@linuxrocks.online
2023-06-19T10:27:29Z
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@Nuuskis @BrodieOnLinux Kbin seems to gather activity quite well now. There could be other alternatives to Kbin and Lemmy out there - that are technically better - but not many are aware about. If such potential ones exist, would be great if someone did shout outs.
(DIR) Post #AWqec9SfudOrxVGEEK by Nuuskis@fosstodon.org
2023-06-19T11:49:59Z
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@Linux @BrodieOnLinux thanks for telling me this. I'm not sure did I understand correctly. So Kbin is not same as Lemmy, but can communicate with Lemmy and Mastodon?I've years angry for how fragmented Linux is just to confuse first time users to the max level. Hopefully fediverse doesn't reach that level of fragmentation too.
(DIR) Post #AWr33L8d0M3atMNhOy by chriscochrun@mastodon.online
2023-06-19T16:23:14Z
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@BrodieOnLinux and all because people are too lazy to use something else. *sigh...
(DIR) Post #AWrn90urhLvVnsaT8y by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-06-20T01:00:20Z
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@Linux @Nuuskis I wasn't even aware kbin was it's own thing, this is another part of the problem lol
(DIR) Post #AWvReBuTS9eQW9hnIe by lambalicious@aleph.land
2023-06-21T19:17:55Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @Linux @Nuuskis you mean it's another part of the solution.
(DIR) Post #AX023WkRTqUy9MBD7o by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-06-24T00:24:52Z
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@lambalicious @Linux @Nuuskis No I mean, I'm paying attention to what's going on and can't keep track of the alternative platforms. I would even begin to expect someone who's only ever used reddit to be doing so