the “I also choose this guys dead wife” is what gave the site character

Size and commercialisation generally go hand in hand. After all, how do you keep something running with infinite users submitting infinite content for free?

This is a big issue for everyone, it’s important that the fediverse understands that size might some day increase the importance of sensible business models or proactive funding initiatives to counter the growth. This doesn’t mean harmful profit models necessarily, but it does mean keeping revenues under control for individually run nodes or for archiving services for old fediverse domains that might not exist forever.

@puniko .. da könnte dann jeder in seinen beutel und man hätte es warm, weich und kuschelig.. ja. hat was.

@mitsunee oh.. right.. didn't plan for that. sorry

That’s because they’re actually propagandists for those authoritarian governments pretending to be communist. They’re about as communist as the Nazis were socialist.

No, what made Reddit bad was incivility, bots, trite comments, and theme accounts (and my axe!). It was massively popular, which exacerbated this stuff, and it incentivized upvotes.

Lemmy has upvotes but people seem less interested in them.

Here, we have the ability to mute toxic groups (defederate). We are decentralized, so it’s not just one dickhead in charge. Our users are, for the most part, civil and somewhat intelligent and funny.

I was with Reddit from 2012-2015ish and then lurking on and off until the API shit storm, and we are nothing like Reddit in my opinion - not that that was the intent of the original post but still

We know…

Just amused by the juxtaposition, obviously they weren’t contradicting you (or replying to you). lol.

I’m easily amused. :)

I’m a “get my hands on it first, figure it out later” kind of person (like most people)

Welcome!

Just like reddit, there can be a ton of downers and doomers.

Just ignore them.

Lemmy’s been great for the couple years I’ve been using it.

Yeah, it’s an embarrassing shit stain that .ml is the “main” instance. Every other instance admin is forced to play nice if they want a place to get support, which sucks. Lemmy needs to be forked hard, but those devs are sucking in funding from about a half-dozen or more sources, so they have more incentive than most to do the foot work.

protip: if you want to feel like an absolute genius here, all you have to do is read the actual articles before going to the comments.

@celenity going to update now! on the way noticed this layout bug on its website on android

@stefan@akko.lightnovel-dungeon.de warum? willst du etwa unter dem bett liegen?

Wikipedia is proof you are wrong, it is possible to run large-scale services with no profit

Unfortunately, a couple of them are lead devs for Lemmy :/

The blockade of the La Paz-El Alto highway ended on Tuesday with more than 30 students and teachers from the Pedro Domingo Murillo High School arrested. The protesters were participating in demonstrations alongside the Urban Teachers’ Union to oppose the decentralization of technical high schools and the privatization of public education.

In the afternoon, teachers and family members of those arrested gathered outside the headquarters of the Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (FELCC) to demand their release; however, they were dispersed by police using chemical agents.

For its part, the Teachers' Union reported that several teachers were injured during the march.

https://radiofides.com/seguridad/movilizaciones-magisterio-30-personas-entre-docentes-y-estudiantes-fueron-arrestadas-durante-el-bloqueo-de-la-autopista-la-paz-el-alto

#Bolivia #protest #students #teachers #education #video #RodrigoPaz

they ovvereached with thier AI-moderation/filtering bans, so now theres even less content. AI isnt finding reddit useful to scrape anymore, because they are getting Ai content instead.

One can take this lightly (I usually do), but in reality these people are a danger to the entire fediverse.

It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.