We're RIGHT HERE

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It's fascinating how Lemmy users view internet consumption habits as a reflection of personal ethics.
You can't always hold other people to the standards you've achieved.
Using and navigating Lemmy takes effort insight that the majority just don't have.
Being alive also takes effort and can be very painful. Sometimes people just need to be able to turn off and zone out. Try not to place value judgements on the ways that other people do that.

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I think you're hung up on how Big Tech has designed feeds with the express purpose of keeping you there for as long as possible, or even more perversely, as enraged as possible.

But algorithms can be made to serve other purposes, and I think the fediverse could do with a curation algorithm. Or even better, multiple choices for algorithms to suit your preferences and needs. From what I've heard, Bluesky offers something along those lines, which has contributed to its adoption rates.

I think if Lemmy devs wanted, they could probably come up with some great starter options. Heck, maybe they make it easier for everyone to customize their own algorithms. Not sure how far you get without knowing how to code that sort of thing directly, but even a little would go a long way, I bet.

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...even if you consider Hong Kong, Tibet, and Taipei colonies instead of autonomous religions analogous to states, the US has literally more than a dozen territories. The US is the master of colonialism, to this day it still holds the most extra territorial colonies.

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yes, we've all seen this tired meme

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cool

tiktok

pick one

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What should we expect from people who voted in a rich, old, white guy as their savior.

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Sounds like they're actually rolling out a for you feed in the near future

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I dunno about iPhone but for Android the loops app isn't on the app store yet because the whole thing is still in dev. Once you get your invite email there's a link on the site to download the APK for the app.

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I don't want TikTokers on the Fediverse, thankyouverymuch.

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A site goes to shit when everyone and their grandma hops on it. At the risk of sounding elitist, I would prefer to a part of the userbase that hasn't been Eternal Septembered into the lowest common denominator.

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Fediverse and decentralism confused me initially but then I learned I can just sign up at lemmy.world and use it normally without having to know the backend.

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We've been here the whole time

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Lemmy website is decent for me on mobile and PC alike, what are your complaints?

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I do! Their opinions affect us; the fediverse reduces a social problem.

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you can defederate with groups but gatekeeping the entire fediverse feels wrong

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All right then, keep your secrets. But then let's promote a normie instance to Grandma so she doesn't get brainwashed.

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What mobile app do you use?

I've tried a few, none of them are great for various reasons.
My favourite is Voyer

The up-vote buttons are hidden on comments. Very annoying

The default website is terrible, it looks like the social media app I built in highschool for a project. You have to click into every post to see it properly,

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So be it. Tiktok is one big slop pool of content. The fediverse doesnt have to be. Tiktok needs to be. I'm okay with advocating for that separation, sorry.

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The internet use to be about discovery, not convinience. The reason big companies like TikTok can exploit people so well is because the barrier of entry is so low and people would rather get their content quick than to have any involvement in how it works. When someone created a fediverse or a server, it's not plug and play. Work goes into that, so yeah, if you want simplicity, stay on X and Facebook and Insta. If you want control and more clarity about how these protocols work, welcome.

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The internet use to be about discovery, not convinience. The reason big companies like TikTok can exploit people so well is because the barrier of entry is so low and people would rather get their content quick than to have any involvement in how it works. When someone created a fediverse or a server, it's not plug and play. Work goes into that, so yeah, if you want simplicity, stay on X and Facebook and Insta. If you want control and more clarity about how these protocols work, welcome.