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Centralization is always a trap. No idea why people have such a hard time joining and supporting the Fediverse.
by Noaidi 4mo ago
Centralization is always a trap.
No idea why people have such a hard time joining and supporting the Fediverse.
- sheo 4mo agoBecause there is no single "default instance that is always a good choice and wouldn't go down randomly because of lack of funding". That's both a strong and a weak side of fedi
- ftfish 4mo agomastodon.social has been around for a decade now, seems stable enough.
- webdevladder 4mo agoHigher friction and fragmentation are Fediverse features (not bugs) that give it a different grain. ATProto has different tradeoffs that lead to a different form of social media. I'm glad both exist, and bridging efforts are worth paying attention to for anyone frustrated with the distinctions.
- kevinak 4mo agoYes - the trade off is centralisation.
- iand 4mo agoHow is the fediverse different. Can't the owner of an instance post as you? Can they read all your data stored on their instance and pass it to anyone they want to?
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