Thinking more people are going to engage with you on mainstream social media “because everyone’s there” is like thinking people at a stadium concert are there to listen to you. It‘s only true if you’re one of the ones on stage. Not so much when you’re huddled in the nosebleeds.
Forget the numbers. Forget about “going viral” (leave it to the psychopaths in Silicon Valley to make virus-like behaviour aspirational). Embrace the joy of interacting with one another on a human scale.
@aral I totally hear what you're saying and agree wholeheartedly.
But as I reeducate my social media reflexes here, and revaluating my engagement on Twitter - I'm wondering whether it would be better to export new behaviours back into that world rather than turn away? Lots of internal conflict about this concept...
The main purpose of the fediverse is decentralization and unentanglement of paying a service with your self-determination.
It's the commitment to a standard protocol like SMS or E-Mail - rather than centralized enclosures not just an entire country but the world has to rely on.
The fediverse doesn't guarantee you quality of life or security but ensures and enables control, competition, and flexibility with the right balance of social accountability.
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Nothing stands against an instance offering additional, payed analytical and processing services, though.
The key is you can leave without giving up on your circle and other instances can block them if they misbehave.
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