Haha I know that made me chuckle too

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Now you’re catching on

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The example you mention is actually in the essay itself. But yes, it would be nice if the technology companies could work on a way to automate the stuff we don’t enjoy doing instead of the stuff that brings meaning into our lives.

Absolutely. And to be fair, “a chance at fame and attention” is the sales pitch from the commercial platforms. They don’t want users having “meaningful conversation”. There’s a great essay/rant from Cat Valente called “Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things”.

No, it does. Sign up is extremely straightforward now. All things involving federation are essentially optional on the official app.

Yes my thoughts exactly. When email was too confusing ISPs included it pre-configured as a perk initially and Gmail came later.

My feelings in regards to social media are stop the bleeding first, remove society’s dependence on X, Meta, and other for-profit platforms. Then we can worry about educating “normal” people on Federation, ActivityPub, etc.

If it’s still too complicated for someone after reading this I think it’s safe to say they’re a lost cause

You didn’t read it did you😉

Yep. “Slowly, then all at once”.

Personally, I think once the journalists and news orgs (finally) get on board, that will inspire government agencies to make the change, and that will be the true tipping point away from 𝕏.

You can just click “no thanks” to the subscription box, but I’ve copy-pasted the full guide (short version) here for you:

1. Download the Mastodon app from the Apple app store or Play store.

2. Create an account (just like Twitter or any other social media)

3. Follow people, and get posting.

It’s a bit of a joke post because a lot of the coverage around Mastodon gets really into the weeds with Federation, ActivityPub, etc. and journalists often describe it as “too techie” for “normal” users.

Well, “normal” users don’t care about the technical backend of Twitter or Facebook so it always felt a bit disingenuous to me it was presented this way. Hopefully my post can dispell some of the confusion!

Thanks lol

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The “mall” analogy works for Reddit because the point of it existing is to buy things there. Lemmy instances and communities only exist because people want to make space for conversation. If spaces are empty, I see that as a sign that someone, somewhere cares so much that they will happy build the space and wait for others to arrive.

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Exactly. From the article:

As far as Reddit’s fate is concerned I predict that what will happen to it is the same thing that is happening to Twitter and has already happened to Facebook and frankly, actual shopping malls. The business side of things will churn along divorced from the content which will become ever more generic and culturally irrelevant. The users who stay on Reddit will be of the unadventurous variety, not inclined to make waves or analyze their habits.

You are most welcome!

Lemmy devs actually publish their goals/methods for “hot” and “active” sorting here. You may find it of value!

The important difference, imo, is that Fediverse users have final say over the sorting of their own feeds. Reddit/Twitter/etc prioritize engagement, not actual value added to the user.