This has come to mind because all the chatter about Meta federating.
I see a lot of people saying they’d love to have that type of content here when Meta federates, and that those will be the best instances because they will have the most content, but they will still be accessible without compromising their privacy.
I truly don’t get this.
I’m not here for mass-produced content, if I wanted that, I’d be in other platforms. The beauty of these communities is they are not filled with posts that are all the same, algorithms and bots. It’s just a community of real people having conversations.
If you want mass-produced trendy content, please, consume it elsewhere, and when you are inevitably fed up, then come here and enjoy the slow-paced, real community.
PD: I hope this doesn’t come across as wall-keeping (or however it’s said lol), It’s my honest opinion.
I’m going to go against the grain here… I actually DO support Meta being federated. I know people are afraid that doing so will ruin the “secret club” vibe going on here, but that’s the beauty of the Fediverse! Just join an instance that doesn’t federate with Meta! Personally, there is some mass-appeal content that I like to consume, particularly relating to following certain public figures, and I’m looking forward to the convenience of being able to do so from within the Fediverse. But also, I’ll keep a separate account on a non-Meta instance to keep participating in the secret club.
no that’s trivializing the risk that Meta poses to the fediverse. They won’t just ruin the “secret club” vibe, they’ll destroy the fediverse entirely. They are the existential threat that the fediverse faces right now, if we fail to defend ourselves against it then that’s it, it’s gone, we’ll have to start over again