I’m gonna throw this out there:
If Meta is going to join the fediverse (or implement something with activitypub) there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop them.
It’s an open protocol. They can use it.
The only thing we can do is force them to follow the AGPL and/or fork the code if they get crazy with change requests.
This is a really good call out. I’ve been thinking about this article since I read it earlier today, and I never thought about the distinction between user groups and how people used xmpp vs how people use a activitypub Lemmy/kbin.
I think you are spot on.
Which actually makes me think that mastodon might have a little to worry about since its less anonymous and who you follow actually matters. And there is more interaction between (not anonymous) people.
My friends are like your friends in that we all use reddit, but never even share our usernames with each other.
This is exactly the type of friction that made RiF my “reddit”. It’s not even close to the same experience and it’s painful.
That’s amazing. I appreciate the priorities.
Is your isp /network up? Or do you fail over to lte ?
Ubuntu is the typical go-to.
Id recommend pop!_os personally.
Fedora is another great option.
The reality is, as a new Linux user, you’ll probably hop around quite a bit. I say go for it! Try out everything you want.