molilyNov 14, 2024
BuT wE DoN't WaNt tO Go MaInStReaM1
– every fedi reply guy when someone notes that the protocol or the server software or the UI is confusing or missing something
Show threadmolilyNov 14, 2024

Ask yourself why a community like Vue took an enormous effort to write Elk and later organizes a (hugely successful) eXodus to Bsky (within days)

(fedi reply guy: “i don't care, good riddance, sellouts, class traitors” etc)

Show threadmolilyNov 14, 2024
fedi dude: “they will crawl back to fedi when bsky inevitably runs out of VC money”
No, they will once again organize to migrate to whatever service they find useful, where folks are not alienating and self-righteous
Show threadmolilyNov 14, 2024
nb. I want safe, open, publicly-owned, community-operated, anti-fascist infrastructure that lasts for decades. The fediverse is the nearest we have, that's why I'm writing here. There are many promising efforts to make this place better. Not complaining about the lack of certain features compared to a site funded by *checks notes* crypto blood money. Complaining about the arrogance and self-righteousness of certain fedi folks.
Show threadmolilyNov 26, 2024

This long thread on Mastodon and Bluesky is on fire. 🔥🔥🔥

Don't agree with everything there but there are many good observations and thoughts.

https://hachyderm.io/@danilo/113382452904993645

Read it backwards up (thread by OP is hidden otherwise 🤡):

https://hachyderm.io/@danilo/113545771142835903

bsky: @daniloc.xyz (@[email protected])

Yup, I’m calling it. bsky will prevail where Mastodon failed. The recent migration triggered the critical mass of Chaos Muppet Energy that Masto’s culture works so hard to extinguish Like a climactic moment in a Zelda game where the accumulation of artifacts and switches pulled channels mystical energy. I will see you over there!

Hachyderm.io
Show threadmolily
It's true that in this crucial moment of opportunity, the fediverse failed to attract users (succeeded to repel users). So it might have reached it's peak. I'm confident that it will continue this way or another. And hopefully serve its current users better. Overall, fedi is self-contented and doesn't want to change and grow substantially, so all is right, or not? 🤷
Nov 26, 2024 at 7:48amWeb
Show threadCassandrichNov 26, 2024

@molily Fedi will continue to accumulate folks who appreciate the value every time whatever VC platform they were previously using crosses their threshold of unusability.

And those of us already here will continue efforts to relegate the HOA old-fedi retirement community folks here to irrelevance and welcome new folks to use it however meets their needs.

Show threadsph/nxNov 26, 2024
@molily Fedi be like
Show threadsph/nxNov 26, 2024

@molily But TBF Fedi also isn't heavily financed and doesn't have a huge team behind it.

I find the critiques of current Fediverse culture and infrastructure valid, and I think all Fedi projects should in some ways try to learn from each other and change.

I just want to signal to the outside view that those learnings require a huge amount of people power and money.

Show threadAxel RauschmayerNov 26, 2024

@molily Some of it feels like Linux vs. macOS. Everyone has areas of their lives, where they pick “purity” (Linux), others where they pick “convenience” (macOS).

(I’m saying that as someone whose main operating system is still macOS.)

Show threadQuinn ComendantNov 26, 2024
@molily Fedi-contentedness is a good way to put it. I feel like the fediverse is just another marvelous niche on the internet like a discord server or subreddit where I get to chat with nice nerdy weirdos. Imagine getting mad because a discord server isn’t becoming the ✨one-and-only true social network.✨