Chris TrottierMeanwhile at Meta...
Donald Trump is being welcomed back onto Facebook and Instagram.
What's the lesson here?
Don't trust Big Social with safeguarding the public good.
https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/trump-facebook-instagram-account-suspension/
You think the the #TwitterMigration was big?
Eventually, there may be a #MetaMigration.
It's entirely possible that many people from Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp will find their way to the Fediverse -- especially if a MAGA takeover goes into full swing!
Is the Fediverse prepared for that possibility?
No, Mastodon is not a "one size fits all" solution for the Fediverse.
We need to build more federated solutions for different use case scenarios.
People who are used to Facebook will want something similar to Facebook.
People who are used to Instagram will want something similar to Instagram.
We need to prepare for an influx of new users to Friendica and Pixelfed because those are the platforms most similar to Facebook and Instagram!
Additionally, we will need to build up audio and video services for the Fediverse because so much of Meta is now based on reels and live video.
I'm doing my part by building #GreatApe -- though it's in alpha, and not ready for production yet:
https://mastodon.social/@atomicpoet/109751823883434824
However, that only takes care of the software aspect.
We'll need lots of instances!
The Fediverse also needs more innovation.
It's one thing to clone popular services.
But we need to build creative and innovative new functionality that has yet to be created by a proprietary service!
Yes, it's nice that Mastodon, Friendica, and Pixelfed can replace some Big Social services.
Yet we also need to build features that are so compelling, Big Social users see the instant appeal of the Fediverse.
Dani 🍁@atomicpoet Also the goal should be is to make it easy for anyone to have their own instance. Perhaps in the near future.
Dawid@DaniEhm @atomicpoet IMO it will never work. I mean for regular people, that they will have their own instances, but simplified installation might attract more people with IT related knowledge.
Even if the installation would be one click/command, you still need to have a domain, you still need to set it up, you still need some server to run it. It's too much for regular Joe who just want to connect with his kids.
Even if the installation would be one click/command, you still need to have a domain, you still need to set it up, you still need some server to run it. It's too much for regular Joe who just want to connect with his kids.
True. Months later, I’m realizing this as things stand now. There’s also dealing with Mastodon updates or troubleshooting if your server acts up. Oh well.
Aswath Rao