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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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The fediverse isn't going to work if top pages consist of the same link 10x reposted. (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seeing stuff about reddit being posted to 10 different technology boards, plus reddit-themed ones, then reposted further just makes this whole idea a mess. Reposts have to be consolidated into a single comment thread.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Upvoted for the convo, but disagree on the sentiment.

If I followed 10 different subreddits on technology, I'd imagine I'd be getting a lot of the same content. I know that reddit as a whole was a shitshow when things went pear-shaped for Twitter and the early days of Elon Musk for example.

I think that eventually, we will reach a level of content creation where people either don't feel the need to cross post, or that you don't need to subscribe to 10 closely-related magazines.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that eventually, we will reach a level of content creation where people either don't feel the need to cross post, or that you don't need to subscribe to 10 closely-related magazines.

I hope so, but there seem to be a significant amount of people who think that every instance should be their own community. I don’t quite understand what they even want federation for then, but they are very outspoken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There has been no lack of outspokenness from people who want monolithic mega-groups or post deduplication. The topic gets posts with full discussions daily at this point, and people have been spilling over the fence from the other side for days on end to immediately complain that they're seeing groups with the same name, and expressing worry that they'll miss something interesting because they're used to reading 10 posts from popular subreddit and assuming that's all of value that was said on the topic that day.

You just don't see them as outspoken because you agree with them.