So where are we all supposed to go now?
www.theverge.com
Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.

Not sure I agree with all of his points, but it’s a start that we’re at least publicly acknowledging this as the end of an era (for good IMO)

  • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
    272·
    1 year ago

    I don’t agree with the author’s conclusion. I believe that Fediverse and FOSS software will eventually become better and less daunting for users to use. They will eventually rule the social scene.

    I would love this to be the case. But as a greybeard, I seriously doubt it. The masses will usually gravitate to places that explicitly cater to them. That usually means good UX and reliability. That usually means an org (read: company) spending lots of resources keeping things up and improving on UI.

    That said, I’m personally willing to sacrifice a lot to be out of a walled garden. My hope is that the fediverse at least has a strong community, maybe ideally without the masses. Gotta start somewhere at least.

    • Veddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Agreed, but many 3rd party Reddit apps are making Lemmy versions, so all that refinement is already done, and comes with the user base of “masses” that you’re describing.

      E.g. I’m here because the Boost for Reddit app creator is going here.

    • Mereo@lemmy.caEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      It can be done. One example comes to mind (not talking about the backend) is Blender. It’s a FOSS software that became one THE 3D animations tools to use.

      Perhaps I’m a bit of an optimist but I truly think that Fediverse will begin to shine.