AllieNov 7, 2024
Fedi.Tips

Right... (deep breath)

We *need* community-owned decentralised social networks. The Fediverse is the only place where this exists.

Centralised corporate social networks are easier to use because of investors' money, but these same investors demand ever-larger profits by spying on users, manipulating feeds and encouraging toxic engagement.

The Fediverse is trickier to use because it is decentralised and community-owned, but that's also what protects it from being bought out and enshittifying.

Nov 6, 2024 at 6:19pmWeb
Show threadunicornCoder ☑️  Nov 6, 2024

@FediTips

i appreciate FediTips , thanks for the work you do, Fediverse rules

Show threadLPSNov 6, 2024
@FediTips It's like mom and pop shops vs Walmart
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCNov 6, 2024
@FediTips Not only that, but there is a powerful network of rich Christian reactionaries which only exists to eradicate any kind of content from the Internet which they deem sinful: porn, erotic art, simple artistic nudity, kinky resources, queer communities. They threaten websites with throttling their finances if they don't ban sinful content.
Show threadティージェーグレェNov 6, 2024

@FediTips The *only* place?

/me's feelings of having been a user of NNTP, IRC, SILC, XMPP and more over the previous decades are hurt.

Show threadAndreas, DJ3EI, he/himNov 6, 2024

I'm fully with you on that one, @teajaygrey ! Was about to mention the venerable netnews, Jabber, maybe even plain mailing lists. Your list is better.

A small amount of exaggeration can do a lot to weaken an otherwise perfectly reasonable argument.

So don't exaggerate.

@FediTips

Show threadFedi.TipsNov 7, 2024

@dj3ei @teajaygrey

I'm a big fan of XMPP, IRC etc but I wouldn't call them social networks, they're more like messaging and chat services?

If you do call them social networks then yes I stand corrected! 👍

Show threadadison verliceNov 6, 2024
@FediTips no actually, the fediverse is not hard to use at all. I have plenty of instances I have accounts to, I think it's pretty easy...
also fuck the corporate social networks...mastodon, peertube, pixelfed and the fediverse for the win!
Show threadcameraNov 6, 2024
@FediTips i agree but i do wish the activitypub net wasn't so invasive of privacy. I feel like i'm,streaking whenever i use activitypub.