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What if Reddit joined the Fediverse?
(media.kbin.social)
So I have thoughts about what if platforms that we seemly are trying to move away from such as Reddit decided to Fedirate and join the Fediverse.
Do you think it would be beneficial or practical in the long run?
How do you think people would change their thoughts of the Fediverse if platforms like Reddit did do this sort of thing?
What would you do if Reddit did join the Fediverse?
(I'm assuming we're talking about this as a hypothetical talking point!)
I don't think it would be beneficial particularly no because this place is developing its own sort of culture and way of working and Reddit is over there doing its thing.
If Reddit came and federated, I think most places would defederate from Reddit on principle at this point anyway, as they've clearly shown that they wouldn't be making that move out of an interest in the philosophy behind the 'fediverse' (we've got to think of a better name btw - Febb? Febby? Febbster? Feddy? Freddy?)
But assuming they were let in and were integrated, the increase in trolls, toxic comments, inane communities, would be too much for Febby to cope with and I'd end up leaving, probably asking with everyone else currently here. Reddit is there for people who want it, Febbster is here for people who want it and if people want both they know where to find both.
I'm seeing the same sort of groupthink, toxic users, and so forth here on the Fediverse as on Reddit. We're not "better", people are people. We're just smaller and newer.
If you like a smaller community then should Reddit join the Fediverse you could move to an instance that isn't federated with it. Problem solved.
@HipPriest Trolls and Toxic comments will most likely come in the future with Fedi sadly as you said, we are still small and as we grow it will push people to show their true colors or feel safe behind a screen.