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Please use kbin instead - It's not run by literal Chinese state apologists.
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All of the same arguments can be made for SMTP, and hosting your own server there.
And those would be good arguments, if the SMTP landscape looked different. I think the OP's views would be best summarized by "either host your own server, or go back to Reddit". Similarly, you shouldn't be using random-joe.biz as your SMTP host. You should use Google, Fastmail, or a handful of other reputable providers you can probably count on one hand. Or host your own server.
Reddit strike has begun: https://reddark.untone.uk/
Reddit strike has begun: https://reddark.untone.uk/
What's to stop Reddit employees just ... reopening all these subreddits tomorrow?
Reddit mods already work for free and are mostly in it for the minute power they get. Admins overriding that would cause an exodus and then the quality of the subs would tank overnight.
1. New user experience is very confusing. You have to learn a bunch of dorky sounding terminology right away (instance, fediverse/federated, etc), and there are a whole bunch of instances to choose from, but none of them may be particularly appealing or relevant to you specifically.
2. At least on Lemmy, I’m actively discouraged from signing up. And even if I ignore that, I have to fill out an application for an account that includes a personal statement on why I want to join Lemmy. Great, Lemmy can do whatever it wants, but it’s not a Reddit killer with a process like this.
Rust 79.7% PLpgSQL 14.0% TypeScript 4.6% Shell 1.6% Other 0.1%
It' easy to port (built it maybe 2 years ago (Fedora)), lightweight and fast.
Kind of Anti-Mastodon technically.
I think we all want a viable Reddit alternative (and Twitter alternative), but the “fediverse” isn’t it. Why? 1. New user experience is very confusing. You have to learn a bunch of dorky sounding terminology right away (instance, fediverse/federated, etc), and there are a whole bunch of instances to choose from, but none of them may be particularly appealing or relevant to you specifically. 2. At least on Lemmy, I’m…
I agree that the whole federation thing is way more confusing than insiders understand.
I think we all want a viable Reddit alternative (and Twitter alternative), but the “fediverse” isn’t it. Why? 1. New user experience is very confusing. You have to learn a bunch of dorky sounding terminology right away (instance, fediverse/federated, etc), and there are a whole bunch of instances to choose from, but none of them may be particularly appealing or relevant to you specifically. 2. At least on Lemmy, I’m…
For technical discussions, this is a feature not a bug. Having a small technical hurdle to get over before contributing is a filter when it comes to having technical conversations that aren’t immediately shit up by low effort content.
The somethingawful forums are STILL around despite not being relevant in popular internet culture for almost 2 decades. Paying a one time $10 fee to post kept out people who weren’t really interested in contributing to the conversation.