Does the fediverse need to consume all of the traffic that’s currently directed at other platforms? I think the best thing about the Fediverse is that it provides more options for online social spaces.
If I don’t like Twitter I can try something else. If I don’t like Reddit I can go elsewhere. It doesn’t have to be the exact same thing as those services, as long as it provides me an enjoyable way to consume information in my free time.
I don’t feel like the goal is to absorb all of the traffic from every other site though? Or if it is that seems misguided.
I’m very much enjoying my time on Kbin, even if it is janky and new and imperfect. All of that is actually kind of refreshing
I think a goal for the fediverse should be to allow people to communicate without artificial barriers. Ideally whether someone uses Mastodon or kbin or Instagram shouldn’t matter, if I can view their work in a single feed and interact with them with a single set of software that’s a win.
I agree about not needing the same thing, and I very very much agree about the enjoyment of my interactions here. It’s been many years since I’ve felt like I could actually add to whatever conversation… and it’s nice to have that feeling again.
Getting in when it’s new also means you have a voice for changes, should there be any you want to see. Maybe in a few years this will be -the platform- but probably not since it’s not easy to monetize, thus big companies won’t spend much money working on it other than as a gateway to what they can monetize. But that, too, is good! It keeps the corporate interests down somewhat.
I’m sure eventually there will be some ad supported servers, but since you can choose whether or not to be part of it, that’s ok too!
Is it perfect? No. But nothing really good ever is. Perfection is the enemy of progress. This platform feel like progress, so let’s aim for great as a community, not perfect. Even great is better than the alternatives.
Does the fediverse need to consume all of the traffic that’s currently directed at other platforms? I think the best thing about the Fediverse is that it provides more options for online social spaces.
If I don’t like Twitter I can try something else. If I don’t like Reddit I can go elsewhere. It doesn’t have to be the exact same thing as those services, as long as it provides me an enjoyable way to consume information in my free time.
I don’t feel like the goal is to absorb all of the traffic from every other site though? Or if it is that seems misguided.
I’m very much enjoying my time on Kbin, even if it is janky and new and imperfect. All of that is actually kind of refreshing
I think a goal for the fediverse should be to allow people to communicate without artificial barriers. Ideally whether someone uses Mastodon or kbin or Instagram shouldn’t matter, if I can view their work in a single feed and interact with them with a single set of software that’s a win.
I agree about not needing the same thing, and I very very much agree about the enjoyment of my interactions here. It’s been many years since I’ve felt like I could actually add to whatever conversation… and it’s nice to have that feeling again.
Getting in when it’s new also means you have a voice for changes, should there be any you want to see. Maybe in a few years this will be -the platform- but probably not since it’s not easy to monetize, thus big companies won’t spend much money working on it other than as a gateway to what they can monetize. But that, too, is good! It keeps the corporate interests down somewhat.
I’m sure eventually there will be some ad supported servers, but since you can choose whether or not to be part of it, that’s ok too!
Is it perfect? No. But nothing really good ever is. Perfection is the enemy of progress. This platform feel like progress, so let’s aim for great as a community, not perfect. Even great is better than the alternatives.