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We need more content especially main stream topic and pop culture.
In the fediverse we have too much politics, lgbt, Linux and environmental topics. Don't get me wrong those topics are great and should continue existing but your average Joe like other topics more.
we need more hornyposting and leftist infighting
Let’s be honest, go to any left wing party and you’ll see most people are dating liberals hahaha
Those are irl, whereas the toxic AF perpetually online among us here (e.g. hexbear and Lemmygrad and lemmy.ml) are likely not dating at all.
Many leftists started out as liberals, it makes sense they’d believe others could also change.
-signed, a vegan married to a butcher, so don’t listen to me lol (at least he’s a leftist)
I hate being left wing sometimes https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vHfbUIQeW_A
Probably more NSFW instances? We barely have one.
I don't think anyone actually wants the baggage that ecosystem comes with. Like, when it's working well it has baggage. And you wouldn't like it when it doesn't run well.
I think so as well. Porn is available in abundance. We don't really need it here. What I think could be nice is people who like to write erotic fiction as a hobby and post their original content. Or people discuss erotic computer games. Or like relationship advice and NSFW questions in case some country abolishes sex ed. Maybe talking about piracy, mental issues, loss... all the things that are deemed "not advertiser friendly" on commercial platforms. That'd be something positive. But it's not easy. And it often all gets lumped together under some big NSFW umbrella and 95% of people want to share pron clips anyway. Mostly with zero care for copyright or the creators' consent.
Ooh \↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ second all of this. Sex discourse will always be better than just a constant deluge of questionable nudes.
You hear that people? Go set up a camera and show us your genitals! But also, be hot. Or at least interesting. Maybe learn to juggle as you give a blowjob. That'd be fun to watch! If you can do that, the world needs to see it. So why not put it on Lemmy? For the Fediverse!!!
We need more cat forums.
This. Video games too. And porn for that matter. We're overall a little weak on the trifecta of primary internet subject matter.
At least we're solid on owls though, my enduring admiration to our dedicated owl posters.
As a new user (I started using PieFed 2 months ago), the UX can surely be improved, but I feel like the main issue is relative to how users are supposed to use the fediverse: I still don't have a clue on how the fediverse works and how to use it properly.
And I'm motivated in learning to use it.
But for someone who isn't motivated, it's a huge "no thanks, goodbye"
I think we should just hide all of that complexity and just set defaults for everything that the user can decide to change if they want. You don't have to understand how the Fediverse works to be able to use it. Most people don't understand how email works, they just use it.
BlueSky has 40+ million users, and it's also technically decentralized like the Fediverse.
aka. you can use the eurosky.social or bluesky.social server etc.
Can BlueSky really be called decentralized when 99% of it is bluesky.social?
I'm not sure what can really be done about that; the fediverse is, by its very nature, pretty complicated. It's at least as complicated as http or email, and those things are widely used but probably not that well understood by the average person.
I think people are accustomed to using things that they barely understand the inner workings of (car, microwave, computer, etc.) during their daily life. So, I guess my question is, to what degree do people need to know "how the fediverse works" in order to use it?
If anything, we probably have to change the way we talk about the fediverse to make it more streamlined for people. For example, instead of suggesting that people "join lemmy", it would be better to send them directly to a specific instance that we would like to see grow.
Then there's the friction of actually joining an instance. Some instances won't let users view content without registering, and some require you to "apply" for registration, pending approval. Both of those things are reasonable and justifiable, but at the same time I think they do create a barrier of entry that we may not want if we are going to try to attract more users.
Ready for a bunch of teens coming in and trashing the place? No.
Gatekeeping, nice.
From a technical standpoint: No.
I'm on probably my dozenth account now. The majority of my jumps are because the instance I'd chosen became unstable, had long and/or frequent outages, or just died and went away completely with no warning.
Even the biggest instance I've ever joined, lemmy.world, choked whenever there's a large exodus from Reddit or a lemmy upgrade or a bug farts in Belgrade.
The instances with fairly open enrollment will likely break under the load. The smaller instances with ridiculous sign-up requirements and/or a need for manual approval of accounts will discourage people from using Lemmy at all.
And because of those technical issues...
New instances will pop-up quickly from determined Redditors, because the stuff that's already around can't keep up. Then those new instances will become the heavy hitters. The ones we have now will be vulnerable to atrophy and becoming insular. The overall Fediverse will be vulnerable to the silo effect, diluting its value to folks, as it will basically be RedFed versus OldFed.
From an end-user standpoint: Also no.
The "culture" would shift practically overnight. I've already seen that happen. When I first got here, people were actually kind to each other. Users stood up for others and disparaged others for being hostile, aggressive, overly negative, etc. Then we had the API-calypse surge. Now those radically kind days are long gone. It happened fast. I tried to keep it up in my own small little corner, but even I don't do as good a job as I should.
While the Fediverse may be "strong" overall, the individual pieces are too fragile to handle a significant Rexit onslaught. If even a small fraction of all Reddit users came to the Fediverse en-masse, this place as we know it would be gone.
We could certainly keep trying to improve accessibility from a technical standpoint, like trying to make it easier for new accounts to hit the ground running. Basically, focusing on good defaults. I've heard people emphasize things like suggestions and starter packs based on simple interest questions for instance. UX is often heavily influenced by what apps you're using for access however.
To be honest though, when I hear this kind of question, I always end up thinking "quality over quantity". I feel like we need to remind ourselves that bigger doesn't always mean better, particularly online. Particularly when the question is about attracting Redditors. Reddit is a cesspool, and cesspools often attract and breed noxious organisms.
The point is, it might be best to keep focus on raising awareness and promoting what the Fediverse is to those who might be receptive rather than trying to contort ourselves to suit the wants of those to whom the Fediverse's appeal is lost. Do our best to be more accessible from a technical standpoint. Then just put out the welcome, open the door, let those masses yearning to break free come, let the rest be.
An exception to this argument is the objective of furthering the cause of federation itself more broadly, but this is a different concern and a completely different discussion.
When I switched during the API blackout, the first issue I ran into was just a lack of content. That's definitely been resolved since. I think at this point it just comes down to how well they can pick up on the concept of the fediverse, and picking an instance.
Only way there is a mass rexit is if the bot accounts get fed up and leave.
Can't say I'm looking forward to swarms of bot accounts descening on Lemmy
Well, from a technical standpoint I am more prepared as an instance admin compared to Summer 2023. We're running on powerful dedicated hardware after all.