> In reality (and reddit probably has the numbers to verify this), most people jump across maybe 10 or more different mods. So do I. I expect there to form som

> In reality (and reddit probably has the numbers to verify this), most people jump across maybe 10 or more different mods. So do I. I expect there to form some viable alternative to Reddit eventually. > This is also the reason why the federated system is broken by design: the type of users who use reddit don't want the friction of logging onto a dozen different instances to see all the posts related to ONE top. Federation means separate servers talk to each other and can share content. Eg, I'm on fosstodon.org, but I see posts from an user with an account at tech.lgbt. That's how federation works. > I think what a lot of people are missing is that centralisation is what provides the value reddit has. Moderators (seriously, those people are a dime a dozen - in fact you can charge mods a fee and you still won't run out of mods wanting to sign up) are not the primary value in reddit. Posts are not the primary value in reddit. But this centralization can be provided by anyone else. I don't care that it's provided by Reddit Inc. I come for the posts, where they happen to be hosted isn't very important. I think it can also be provided in a federated manner. There's really no reason why Reddit couldn't be split into a myriad servers that then get aggregated into a giant feed for those who want it.