What’s the one thing about the fediverse that makes you go, “oh yeah, this for me”
For me, it’s the innovation. I like how unique the different services are on here and how unique each instance can be within that. It has a very mad-chemist, mix-shit-up-and-see-what-happens vibe that I’m really into. I like exploring new corners of the web and the fediverse is continually generating new corners to wander into.
unironically our admin here on kbin @ernest. he’s an absolute champ and madlad. seeing his reaction to the influx of users, the comments and issues brought up, and how fast he’s gotten things running smoothly again just makes me think “yeah I made the right decision”.
I also really like how polite and civil everyone has been. reddit always feels like people are at each others’ throats whereas here on the fediverse people are more willing to hear each other out.
Seeing all the Reddit bullshit from the last week, I think the thing I like the most is that we’re not part of a centralized big company, which is trying to create a monopolistic web.
The smallness. Instance admins are just regular people that are sharing their hardware. No one is looking for profit or to gain anything, other than social connections.
Totally. And I’m finding I even prefer the smaller comment sections- less noise of 1000 people saying variations on the same thing (like seriously…do people on Reddit not read other comments before posting?) and I feel like my comments are more likely to be read than just lost in the noise.
For many, many reasons:
-People disagree politely, i’ve never been so happy to be contradicted.
-A moderation that actually works, and not an useless reporting tool who let toxic behaviours fully impunished because business is business.
-An administration crew and/or developers that actually listen to users, not a corporation that is a submissive slave of the advertisers.
-I can act the way i want, and not the corporation wants me to do because it bring him much money.
-I don’t feel i’m the product.
-Nothing is buzzing after being published.
The same thing that made me initially love the internet, almost thirty years ago - the sense that I’m exploring a new frontier. Maps are few, directions are vague, equipment is sort of makeshift and not entirely dependable, but there’s something new to be seen around every bend and over every hill. And the things I’m seeing - it’s not some powermongers trying to herd me into an enclosure or somebody trying to suck money out of me, - it’s just people doing whatever they’re doing just because that’s what they want to do.
I suspect it won’t last - that the psychopaths will figure out ways to manipulate and ultimately ruin this place too - but for the time being, I’m reveling in a sense of adventure the internet lost a long, long time ago.
