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The one thing that's been proven time and time again, building a new community from the outcasts of a larger mainstream community does not end with a high quali
by swalsh 7y ago
The one thing that's been proven time and time again, building a new community from the outcasts of a larger mainstream community does not end with a high quality community.
If you're worried about the power tech companies have gained, and you're using that as the sole reason to build a new community, it's not going to become something better. If you want to compete with Youtube, You have to have something that is fundamentally more appealing on a mainstream level than their product.
- zanny 7y agoI like and use Mastodon, and don't think its "low quality" Twitter.
- dimensi0nal 7y agoThe largest Mastodon instance is teeming with lolicon. Quality.
- cannonedhamster 7y agoThat really leaves out that both left and right wing ideologies have found a way to use the technology effectively for their own means. The platform itself isn't some niche platform.