• 0 Posts
  • 43 Comments
Joined 9 months ago
cake
Cake day: January 23rd, 2024

help-circle
  • Discoverability is a huge barrier to entry in the Fediverse, and they’re not helping.

    It’s hard for me to judge them too harshly, though. Fediverse devs do things I disagree with all the time, and users too. Maybe, in a different world, something else could’ve taken Mastodon’s place… but its forks stick close, Pleroma has the charm of a brick, Misskey is too 日本, and Misskey forks got Messy, and—

    …Oh. That’s it, isn’t it? Mastodon is the best that ActivityPub has to offer most microblogging fans.


  • Yes, people chase content, which means chasing where many people are, but why did Bluesky become a mainstream alternative and Mastodon didn’t?

    I’m saying marketing doesn’t cut it, and it’s not just about where most users are either, otherwise everyone but Threads would be irrelevant.

    People bounce off both Threads and Mastodon, and there are platform-related reasons for that.


  • That may be true for some people, but isn’t a valid generalization. See the Brazil blocking Twitter situation.

    Millions decided to give Bluesky a chance and a graph showed daily user activity quadrupling. Now, a not-insignificant portion are saying they refuse to return to Twitter because:

    • It feels less toxic and healthier
    • They have more control over their experience
    • They’re finally having fun with social media again

    Sound familiar?

    And I’m pretty sure Misskey has more features. Hell, Mastodon as well probably. Bluesky doesn’t even support video yet.

    The first sin of the Fediverse isn’t being small, that’s the second. First is being a pain in the ass.


  • This was one of the reasons I left, and I assumed most disliked the official app, but weren’t willing to part with the content.

    Now, I think I was too close minded. Stuck in my bubble. If it’s not in a discussion about reddit sucking, chances are people don’t care that much.

    App sucks? Didn’t think about that, it’s just an app. App really sucks? Whatever, they already use 5 other apps that are worse.

    The medium shapes the experience, but isn’t an experience unto itself. Not that important to the average person.




  • mke@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlwin9x be like:
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    1 month ago

    Yeah, I think it’s just funny comparing it with the usual situation on Linux, where there’s even less restrictions. I believe you can actually put a newline in a file name, for example, though I’ll need to check and come back later.

    I’d need to rename a massive amount of files if I ever wanted to go back to Windows.

    P.S. yup. Generally, just avoid /, null, and you’re good to go.










  • mke@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlInvasive Species
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    And to make matters more complicated,

    • Servo, as far I know, has no plans to be a browser. Instead, they want to offer an alternative to Blink (the Chrome rendering engine), so that other software can be made with it. This seems to be a common misconception.
    • Ladybird’s project lead and main developer, Andreas Kling, may or may not hold controversial views that some would prefer to avoid supporting.

    I really want there to be more options in the browser market that aren’t Blink based (or WebKit, sorry Apple), but the situation’s tough.





  • Sometimes, there are already resources explaining more clearly and thoroughly than we could. And although I’m unsure if this case qualifies, there are definitely topics that can’t be reduced to a few sentences. Thus, a reputable link is often worth more to both sides: it saves the explainer time and effort while informing the target far better.

    If you don’t want to engage with the content, I believe there are better ways to go about it than being rude to people who were likely trying to help.