I agree, this place is a breath of fresh air compared to the toxic cesspool named Reddit. Also thanks for giving me another new community to subscribe to!
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Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.
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My only concern is that I'm wondering about the viability of federated websites once the user-base of a single instance gets large enough. At that point won't it just be the same problem where there is a massive server usage and therefore needs community support?
Are you referring to moderation and stuff like that?
Yes, and I agree with Lucas here that we need to not flock to the big servers. I am on one where I greatly trust the admin to run a good instance.
I feel like that could lead to issues as well. The best way for the fediverse to work is users spread out across many small/medium instances.
That's still a better situation than Reddit.
Currently, all you need to start a competing instance is a server. You won't need to fight the network effect, you won't need to develop the software from scratch.
If the hypothetical single server starts misbehaving, it's trivial for people to jump ship. Even if entire software projects start misbehaving at this point, there are alternatives. Hypothetically, if Lemmy/Kbin turn evil, you just use the other one.
Much less risk than a single proprietary monolith.
Hey, thanks, and welcome! Malicious Compliance was one of my favorites, too!
awesome! I'm glad someone else enjoys it!
I noticed maliciouscompliance appear here, welcome!
i'm still not entirely sure how communities appear across instances, I guess I'm doing something right!
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Very excited for malicious compliance to be back. It was also one of my favorite subs. That, pettyrevenge, and prorevenge were some of my favorites.
oh yeah that was some good reading material!
Next month, I would have been on Reddit for 12 years. I'm with you here man, hope to see your community thrive smoothly
I joined in 2007 originally, but now I'm excited to be here instead. Reddit has been making increasingly shitty decisions and ignoring the community that made reddit. I'd been looking to jump ship for a while and the fediverse seems to be a good answer to the problem of shady corporations.
welcome! i deleted my 10 yr reddit account a couple days ago and havent gone back. im mostly a lurker. im getting my fill with lemmy, tildes, & kbin right now. one thing i miss is the tv episode discussions i always read on any show i watched
Welcome and glad to have you here. Here's to all of us making Lemmy a great place to socialize online ๐ฅ!