The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls
The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls
The fediverse promises an egalitarian, noncommercial alternative to Big Tech for social media, but there’s a lot of work needed to make it work.
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"make it work"
It already does. I find enjoyment on this interconnected platform. Perhaps by "make it work" they mean make it work for massive monetization which is what we are trying to escape from in the first place. Not everything has to be about money!
The last sentence of the article clears this up.
That will mean users putting in the work to make sure they remain safe, accessible, noncommercial and well respected.
Right, as an instance admin, I’m very confident I can avoid Facebook’s mistakes. I don’t have the same motivations.
Or just make it work at scale.
Lemmy at a million users would look far different than it does now.