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If you want the Fediverse to succeed, you need to step out and understand why other folks aren't joining.
Sure, you can post negatively about the alternatives using an ActivityPub account where no one else can see it, or you can go to the other platforms and tell them why you look down upon them. But neither of those is working, right?
Identify what we're missing. Build it. Work with makers. Fund projects. Stop yelling in your bubble. And, for god's sake, stop spreading misinformation.
@quillmatiq@mastodon.social will you block me if I disagree with you?
Fediverse's problems are entirely self-inflicted, and almost completely social and cultural. Not technological.
https://ulveon.net/p/2025-01-21-fediverse-and-the-consequences-of-decentralised-moderation/
You cannot use technology to fix a fundamentally social problem. There's no "building" Fediverse. The only likely possibility I see of Fediverse succeeding is for some major player to monopolise it, like Google did to email via Gmail.
And funnily enough, many folks in Fedi reject that notion. Some even block mastodon.social in order to encourage diversification.
@mackuba You don't need to bring all the people at one time! Build communities and products on this side that make it a viable place to swap to. TikTok didn't have users overnight, they just made a better case for a specific kind of creator and consumer.
The open social web also has the advantage of variety if we actually try to create it. We don't need everybody on one platform, we just need people to find a platform that's on an open protocol that can connect to the wider network.
Are we expecting everyone to join because you think we're ideologically better?
Is being mean to people who enjoy using another platform part of your ideology? Is telling people the software they use makes them a lesser person part of your ideology? Is telling half-truths about other options part of your ideology?
I can't tell if some folks just want to be big fish in a small pond or simply don't understand how to make the pond more accessible.
Which is why i'm so excited to chat IRL and hear about what folks are working on (in terms of design & solutions) at #fedicon2025 @fedicon
Thanks to @reiver for organizing @manlycoffee for inviting Vancouver.dev
The next gen of devs, designers, BIPOC x LGBT+ folks have many ideas & positive things to share
IMHO face-to-face communication at this unconference is so vital! We need online and offline conversations and connections to truly build the kind of Fedi we want to see! Will see u there, Anuj :)
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