Thank you, our future 🌐

Federated communities have been a challenge to me, because I've usually been a passive consumer, never really contributing.

I am trying to comment much more and hopefully post, because I want to help contribute the type of content that I want to see!

At this point I know that data on my thoughts, opinions and interests is going to be out there one way or another. So I might as well share it with everyone on the Fediverse, via open, accessible platforms rather than wait for big tech to take it from me.

Reddit is literally the only non-user ran social media platform I ever used. Before that, I was using random PHPBB forums hosted by people like those who are hosting Lemmy instances or using IRC chat rooms.

It's kind of an eternal September feeling seeing the Internet only take off in the main stream because of big tech and corporate bullshit when all they did is provide the same kind of spaces that already existed and then make them suck.

It kinda sucks that cryptobros have ruined the term decentralized for most people, because decentralization is exactly what we need right now. Not the fake single-server multi-app decentralization of the blockchain, but the real multi-server multi-app decentralization of the fediverse.

Oh thats why I'm here. Can't do much, but I can shitpost. I believe in what you guys are doing 🤘

They not only stole and sold it, they weaponised it. I find that the most unforgivable part. Burn it down, we will shine brighter. :)

PS, luv you guys. Ty for keeping me company.

You’re welcome and thank you. And you’re welcome. But also, thank you!

I have absolutely nothing to take credit for regarding this.

You're welcome.

Me with my monthly 7 word comment

Preach it!

It's way now than just Google. Ever try sending someone a file but you don't want a middle man and aren't carrying a thumb drive?

"Google sucks"

"keep making YouTube videos"

Solidarity!

Posting is praxis

They just colonised us.

Counterpoint: no single one of us is as stupid as all of us put together. :-)

It's just sad that some of the biggest instances hate content and push out creators. I'm glad there are many that keep up the good fight though!

Btw, YouTube is owned by Google.

PeerTube might be a better idea. It's part of the Fediverse.

Just saying.

I bring you sovcits so Google can't capitalize on their crazy, you're welcome.

I just hate that when switching instances I can't take my content with me. Instances go down the drain constantly and then so much stuff gets lost.

Getting a lot of Time magazine person of the year feelings from that text image.

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Hey, so why does the fediverse think it is immune to corportization?

Id imagine its quite a bit easier to influence a system like lemmy than a closed loop.

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Lemmy might not be the future. The mods are just as oversensitive and overzealous as the Reddit mods. I was banned from the Vegan forum for telling them that they are never going to convince meat eaters to stop eating meat based on animal rights issues, because nobody cared about animal rights like they do. Sorry, but its true. I have also had an entire comment chain deleted from an Unpopular Opinion thread--I don't even care to go back and check what it was all about, but I can guarantee it was because I wasn't conforming to popular opinion.

And this is happening to a person that is generally in tune with everything people are saying here--I can't imagine the valuable insights that we may be losing to moderator action that I never even get to see.