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[-] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 4 hours ago

Isn’t that the point of federation?

No. Being able to move is an advantage compared to centralized platforms, but it is not the "point" of it. It makes the system overall more robust, but it doesn't guarantee or protect the individuals that are part of it.

Do you think that the world wide web would reach the size that it has today if websites had such a short shelf-life? Of course not. It would remain just a geeky curiosity, just like Lemmy or Mastodon. There is a reason why Bluesky is adding one million users per week while we are here counting the same dozen of active people since summer 2023. People generally do not care about how the system works, they just want to something that helps them achieve their goals or solves their problems.

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 1 points 43 minutes ago

There is a reason why Bluesky is adding one million users per week while we are here counting the same dozen of active people since summer 2023.

I know you like hyperboles, but Bsky's growth slowed quite a bit:

The main reason it's much more successful than Mastodon is content discoverability

People generally do not care about how the system works, they just want to something that helps them achieve their goals or solves their problems.

Agreed. And the problem Reddit and Lemmy solve is becoming a niche issue

this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2025
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