It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 20 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

People talk a lot about the protocols that power Bluesky vs. ActivityPub, because we're nerds and we believe deep in our hearts that the superior protocol will win. This is adorable. It flies in the face of literally all of human history, where the more convenient thing always wins regardless of technical merit. VHS beat Betamax. USB-C took twenty years.

Hopefully, unlike betamax and laserdisc, the fediverse will trudge on despite the megacorporate protocols

[–] tristynalxander@mander.xyz 17 points 19 hours ago

FOSS dominates by sheer persistence growing slowly as everything else burns bright and extinguishes until it's the best remaining option.

It's the slow way, but it's the right way.

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

you don't need special equipment to use the fediverse, so imo it's unlikely it will "fail"

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago

Yeah and I'd like to see it become increasingly scrappy and decentralised using lightweight fedi software like snac.