Does the Fediverse give you hope?
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Hopeful that some parts of the population won't be giving all their data away. There will always be bootlickers (apple fanboys, google lovers, reddit aficionados, Musk-worshippers, ...) , people who just don't know better (too old, uninterested, ignorant, unexposed, ...), and people who can't join due to things like censorship, internet speed, or whatever else.
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…abd this goes on anticorporate. Thank you very much. And yes, I think it does and we do make a difference. Keep it up. Organize and search for people like yourself. Instead of turning the naysayers one by one and burning out, find your allies and spread the word efficiently. Think of the ideal situation and make it happen. I‘m here, lets fucking go (same mission, different continent)!
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I also hope it stays not monitored, though I would happily pay $1/month to support running costs.
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Which do you use?
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The Fediverse is a sewer of antisemitism, and antisemitic censorship
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Absolutely.
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I don’t think you’re dramatic.
For me it’s about reclaiming my right to participate in online discourse on my own terms. I’m a way the fediverse is freedom.
I plan on trying to self host a mastodon instance for myself and rebuild my blogs.
I don’t think I’d ever want to self host a lemmy, I like being anonymous to a reasonable degree. But I like that lemmy lets me have a voice without acquiescence to reddits enshittification.
Also the community is largely great. I love the memes, I love the comments and discussions, and I like that I learn things from fellow internet users again.
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Yes. The fediverse is a pretty difficult thing to be controlled by a single group: that's sorta the idea. I see it as almost a refuge from all the bullshit. The lack of ads, tracking, content farming, censorship and control etc is refreshing. Here's to hoping the fediverse continues to spread.
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set up a monthly contribution even if it’s just $2/month
I remember somewhere on the fedi, some instance admin saying that on average it cost $2/month per user. So, if you are relatively active on the server, $2 monthly recurring donation might cover your share of expenses.
how I can make a difference
Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time
If we want the Fediverse to be sustainable and to emerge as the ethical alternative to Big Tech's social platforms we need to actively help it out. From the bottom up.
Elena Rossini (blog.elenarossini.com)
2$ a month is bad advise as payment processing fees will eat too much of it. Costs are also usually much less than 2$/month/member, but that is assuming the admin labor is provided by volunteers.
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Agreed. This is the most cynical corner of the internet I've ever been to, yet here I'm.
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Agreed. This is the most cynical corner of the internet I've ever been to, yet here I'm.
Reddit is worse
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Reddit is worse
Reddit is more diverse. The same kind of cynicism exists there too but it's dilluted by all the other content so it's easier to ignore. Here that is less the case as majority of the content is news articles.
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As someone who suffers from CPTSD, I feel safe, definitely. No one has ever insulted, harassed or trolled me here, compared to reddit, where even safe spaces are overrun with trolls. The design of Lemmy also makes me less attached to my device, I don't feel anxious about notifications and interacting with people, which was very common on reddit. When I signed up, I tossed a coin that it was either the place I'd been looking for or a repeat of the past. I'm also on Bsky, although I've never been on Twitter before because some people I follow on YouTube went there. I plan to host my own community in the future to escape the mainstream platforms. I have been banned from many social media sites for no apparent reason. I long for the days before mainstream media took over the internet.
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The Fedi is the only hope right now.
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Not particularly. History is long. And history tells us people don't have any self-respect. Even when doing something as simple as NOT doing something, like using an abusive platform.
Numbers are going up, yet I don't know a single person who has made the switch. I made an appeal on Facebook and several dozen people liked and commented and agreed and expressed interest, but not one of them switched.
I have, however, seen dozens of people firing up accounts on the VC-backed centralized platform that is BlueSky, and hundreds of millions of people switching to Meta-owned Threads, proving that they've learned absolutely nothing.
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Specially for those of us who aren't from the USA, there's basically no content other than their news, a couple different hobby communities and the sellers from nsfw.
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Using the Fediverse feels like a small step in the right direction. Big changes are built on lots of small steps. I would say move in the direction of using the Fediverse more, the old alternatives less, and think of more small steps in the right direction you can do. I don't think just using the Fediverse is enough, but it is an important step to take. Keep going.
