I don't care how fast AI can pump out "high quality content" because I refuse to consume any of it. I really hope the strikes are successful.
It's not the people that got dumber, the tech did. Everyone has the capacity to become more knowledgeable of computers and the internet as a whole, but large corporations dumbed it down so they can take control of everything.
The best you can do for now is to inform people. Bring it up into conversation with your friends and family. Explain it in a way thats easy to understand and show the positives of Lemmy and other fediverse platforms. Also contribute as much as you can to the fediverse because it is nothing without active communities.
As soon as everyone realizes Youtube is seriously declining everyone at c/datahoarder is gonna start archiving everything. I'm personally going to try and archive as much of my favorite channels as I can. Regardless of everyone's efforts though there's still gonna be so much lost content.
Firefox (considering switching to Librewolf though), Steam, and Spotify
I think this is going to be a trend. Centralized social media just isn't financially viable and it's worse for the users in so many ways. We already have alternatives for youtube, reddit, and twitter popping up. I think youtube might be the hardest to replace though because so many people view youtube as a job rather than a place to share content just for the sake of it. Hopefully with all this we can return to the good old days of the internet where a few corporations didn't control the majority of traffic.
So said they're all gonna have a brain aneurysm a week from now:(
They're supposedly in talks with activitypub, the backend of the entire fediverse. If meta can get what they want with activitypub, they'll effectively have control over the entire fediverse. I don't see that happening though because the fediverse was made in opposition of major social media sites. I see them trying to take control of the software like lemmy and kbin or if that fails trying to buy popular instances or just filling the fediverse with their existing users. Luckily if the first two fail the nature of the fediverse works in our favor and the instances that want to can just defederate.
Is there any hope? Or is it inevitable that big corporations will take over what started as a way to escape big corporate platforms and to focus on real communities and discussions and replace it with a toxic shithole pumped full of ads?
Don't be convinced that by lowering your impact you can make any change. Corporations want you to think that because if the masses think that they are the issue then they can continue what they are doing. The only way we can contribute is if we all get on the streets and protest. If millions of people get out on the streets for an indefinite amount of time, stop working, stop buying things, and demand change then we will get change.
Damn, I've never actually used it but have heard good about it. Just another Firefox win though.
You should check out lemmy.dbzer0.com if you haven't already. It's pretty useful;)
Just wait till the third party apps shut down tomorrow, loads of people will be rolling in here. Then when the RIF and Sync developers release their Lemmy apps (with the same names) even more people will come. If you want there to be content right now though just keep contributing to posts you see. The more content we make right now, the more likely it is for new users to stay,
Stupidest shit I've ever heard. The goal should be to create a more positive environment that encourages real discussion instead of the toxic dumpster fire that reddit has become. Just engage positively instead. If you have something interesting to say people will respond and that will provide content for Lemmy.
The way I see it, Lemmy and the Fediverse as a whole is a big step back to the golden age of the internet before social media became the cancer that it is today and the internet wasn't controlled by a few big corporations. A big part of that, to me at least, is that you could customize your accounts, home pages, profiles, and so much more. I think Lemmy could greatly benefit from a more expansive profile that lets you customize color, font, design, play audio, and other things like that. I think optimizing the site and adding in more essential features should come before anything like this, but I think it would really enhance the overall experience!