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How do we get "normies" to adopt the Fediverse? (lemmy.zip)
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This is a follow-up from my previous thread.

The thread discussed the question of why people tend to choose proprietary microblogging platfroms (i.e. Bluesky or Threads) over the free and open source microblogging platform, Mastodon.

The reasons, summarised by @noodlejetski@lemm.ee are:

  1. marketing
  2. not having to pick the instance when registering
  3. people who have experienced Mastodon's hermetic culture discouraging others from joining
  4. algorithms helping discover people and content to follow
  5. marketing

and I'm saying that as a firm Mastodon user and believer.

Now that we know why people move to proprietary microblogging platforms, we can also produce methods to counter this.

How do we get "normies" to adopt the Fediverse?

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[-] Blaze@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

The difference is if the primary (sometimes only) admin of your instance loses interest, goes to jail, or gets hit by a truck, your entire instance could be dead in the water

That's why you should use an instance with at least two admins who communicate regularly on how they are doing

“established” social media like Reddit and Twitter.

Twitter has been purchased by Musk who is pushing misinformation over the whole platform. Being an established social media does not offer any guarantee.

what scenario are you imagining?

Literally that "looking for a Reddit alternative with better clients, no ads, no bots? Have a look at Lemm.ee "

Agreed on you with skipping the whole federation explanation, it's unnecessary and complicated

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