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Chris Trottier Nov 5, 2022

There's lots of hype about the Fediverse, and I'm getting kind of leery.

Hype can be good, but it can also be bad.

There was hype for the Steam Deck. It was good.

There was hype for NFTs. It was bad.

Yes, I believe the Fediverse is the future of social media, as well as the web. But this is not a sprint, it's a marathon.

Lots of things need to be built. Projects require more funding. Design decisions need to be considered with empathy, not with "move fast and break things."

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Elias Mårtenson Nov 5, 2022

@atomicpoet we'll see what happens once this latest wave slows down. Traditionally only a small fraction of new users stay, and every new wave increases the user count in a manageable manner.

What I'm actually more worried about is if a wave (this, or a subsequent one) doesn't slow down. The Fediverse is not built to handle explosive growth. It needs to have time to absorb increased activity.

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Chris Trottier

@loke That's what I'm wondering too. This wave has gone on for a long time. I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever die down. If it doesn't, well now we got a hype train -- and that's when the business-y folks start talking about stuff like scale and reliability requiring capital.