We're RIGHT HERE

[amon@lemmy.world]

I get it now

[manicdave@feddit.uk]

passed on turning Germany and Japan into colonies

I occasionally see job ads in the UK that require US citizenship.

[tantan@lemm.ee]

I don't really understand this seeing as you're commenting this on a post from your own instance. Therefore, in an ironic sort of way, it seems like people within your own instance are against the fleeting whims of mainstream platforms as well. So, I agree with your counterpart: you are not owed a lower barrier of entry if the entire idea of companies not manipulating your algorithms and selling your data is for it to be community-driven effort. And so, it is not a lot to ask people to learn how things work so they may be able to service themselves, or even past that knowlegde forward.

No matter how you slice it, decentralized networks require a lot of work and maybe, the people who put their computers and hardware out there to make it possible just want people in that circle to appreciate the work put into it. Not hop on their instance because it's quote, "easy".

[fleur_@lemm.ee]

Turns out normalizing mass surveillance makes people not care about being spied on

[lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Do Puerto Ricans get represented in US politics yet or do they just not count as a colony because we are in the wrong century?

[andros_rex@lemmy.world]

The TikTok algorithm shows you what you want to see. My TikTok algorithm was history, math, and language learning content.

[mothmandelorian@lemmy.world]

Also our developers are too poor to ge oligarchs.

[isthisanai@lemmy.world]

Maybe y'all should stop screeching bootlicker schill Nazi with every moderate take and replace the mods with reasonable people trying to mod instead of censoring opposition vote points.

[l3mmypr0n@lemmynsfw.com]

It's never really been about data collection. It's about what service feeds users. The algorithm can be tweaked to provide slant towards particular ideals. It can sway elections. Some would rightly say that's already done hard by western social apps. Yeah, and that's wrong too. So they blame other countries for a smoke screen.

[timeworntraveler@lemm.ee]

it seems daunting to join Lemmy, and without the catalyst forcing you to you never would have joined, right? and that's probably going to be the default exp for most normies?

[timeworntraveler@lemm.ee]

id rather learn Mandarin than Linux

[timeworntraveler@lemm.ee]

lol I absolutely agree that TikTok style content is a major contributing factor in mental unwellness (and there's scientific data supporting that) but you have to understand that is what the majority of people are looking for. and it's not going away, at least not any time soon, and probably not from any top-down actions of coordinated governance. we gotta accept the reality that like AI it's part of our world now.

with that said, hey, the parent comment makes a pretty good case for why normies dont federate

[timeworntraveler@lemm.ee]

can you browse loops from your lemmy account though? is it really federated if there's no cross-over? I don't get it

also ive been using this since reddit api died and apparently I still don't get it sooo good luck to any of the normies that we want to recruit lol

[frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe]

Sounds like you have chicken and egg reversed

[timeworntraveler@lemm.ee]

"well hey you can trust a rich guy who becomes a politician, but not a politician who becomes rich!" said some poor old white lady who probably shouldn't trust either

[piemeplenty@lemmy.world]

Its OK, I dont mind lower numbers on fedi. Feels more like The Good Old Days of forums. More people, more shit.

[frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe]

It shows you what keeps your eyes on a video for longer, on a frame by frame basis. "Want" is a slightly separate concept.

[kichae@lemmy.ca]

"I don't want AOLers on the web. The open internet should just be for us enlightened few"

JFC, * don't want you pricks on the fedi. Can't you go back to BBSes or something and wank each other there?

[bastion@feddit.nl]

while I laud your sentiment, it's those who needlessly pick on BBSers who need to be ejaculated from the internet.

[infernal_pizza@lemm.ee]

There’s no federation at all yet but they’re planning on adding it at some point. I’m not sure to what extent it will work with Lemmy though. They go into more detail on the FAQ page: https://loops.video/help-center/federation

And yeah federation is kind of a double edged sword, I like the benefits it brings but it can make signing up a bit confusing, I doubt that’s the main thing stopping people from joining though