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This has come to mind because all the chatter about Meta federating.

I see a lot of people saying they'd love to have that type of content here when Meta federates, and that those will be the best instances because they will have the most content, but they will still be accessible without compromising their privacy.

I truly don't get this.

I'm not here for mass-produced content, if I wanted that, I'd be in other platforms. The beauty of these communities is they are not filled with posts that are all the same, algorithms and bots. It's just a community of real people having conversations.

If you want mass-produced trendy content, please, consume it elsewhere, and when you are inevitably fed up, then come here and enjoy the slow-paced, real community.

PD: I hope this doesn't come across as wall-keeping (or however it's said lol), It's my honest opinion.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

More people also = more problems, exactly the reason those places turned to shit too.

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

More people, introduces different problems.

For example, not having enough people engaging in a more niche community is a HUGE problem, which can only really be fixed with more people.

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

i mean if you want a social media network to grow....

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

Things don't need to grow to be successful.

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

Right. Growth is how shit fails and ends up artificially kept alive.

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

A big part of the reason yes, but I think advertising has an insidious role also.

Lemmy instance admins have no financial interest in user's time on site. There's no outrage machine to drive engagement.