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Improving the Fediverse to allow it to actually take over the social media space. (lemmy.world)

submitted 15 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Decentralization is obviously the big thing about the Fediverse but is it TOO decentralized to gain traction?

There is no reason why they have to be fully separate domains in the same branch. You can set up a system of fully independent moderation and extreme levels of customization while having them all on one site with a front page that allows everyone to see whats popular.

A front page wouldn't prevent individual subgroups from requiring approval to join, it wouldn't prevent subgroups from banning those it doesn't want. It doesn't prevent users from blocking subgroups that it doesn't want to see on the front page.

What would be most useful is that now someone could create an account on the Reddit, Twitter, Facebook(?) alternatives and give them access to every community, and then allow each community to set its own rules, and customize its own to be unique while having a unified product to "sell" and get people to move.

Hot take? Blue Sky should be worked with to join the Fediverse as the twitter alternative and Mastodon should work to be the Facebook alternative

TLDR: One front page and general site for Lemmy, Mastodon....and to sign up and see whats popular and then have fully independent subgroups.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I kinda like the fediverse as is. We keep slowly growing our services. We don't need to be social media.

We can be social sure but without the need to be ever growing. I would rather us concentrate on the people and giving us power rather than huge orgs that are going to do huge org things.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (3 children)

I just like that it's smaller. Like, you can actually have conversations (or slapfights :sigh:) and can actually recognize people. Kind of like something bigger than a small town but smaller than a huge city.

I'm not opposed to growth, and it would definitely be a good thing in the long run, but I like that it's not just shouting into the void here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hey,

Hope you're doing well!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

As well as can be expected, all things considered. Hope the same to you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

Thanks totally agree. And appreciate the comment.

I feel like this is still a community and less people trying to influence. Or less so at least.

Lol slapfight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

Growth is a long way away, we already lost 30% of the people that first came on board (couldn't stand having to create their own content smh)