Sure, but it’ll be the same story all over again. The big platform will be ruined and the alternative option will be smaller and therefore not as good (since user base directly contributes to quality when it comes to community-based platforms; it’s the users who post all the content, so fewer users = less content).
There’s something to be said for smaller communities, if you are looking for connection rather than just raw content. If you really prefer a larger community, that’s fair, but I don’t think everyone is going to feel the need to hop onto a commercial instance just because it’s bigger. I used to like some really tiny forums back in the day, and I don’t think they would have been better if they had been bigger. They were fine just as they were.
Email is often drawn as something similar to the fediverse. … but if you’ve ever tried to run a small Mailserver, you’ll quickly find that “the big corps” have created a walled garden that’ll keep the “small fish” out.
It’s all based on what the big players view as your “reputation”. This is based on proprietary metrics (usually how many emails you send), but your reputation will determine if the email is delivered or not.
… but the point is that one big corps consolidate and reach the size (in terms of traffic/content) like Hotmail, Gmail, yahoo, etc - they will not hesitate to squeeze out the smaller fediverse fish to force them into paying to use the bigger pond.
Except the code is open source, no matter how many corps invade the Fediverse, there will always be an option.
Sure, but it’ll be the same story all over again. The big platform will be ruined and the alternative option will be smaller and therefore not as good (since user base directly contributes to quality when it comes to community-based platforms; it’s the users who post all the content, so fewer users = less content).
There’s something to be said for smaller communities, if you are looking for connection rather than just raw content. If you really prefer a larger community, that’s fair, but I don’t think everyone is going to feel the need to hop onto a commercial instance just because it’s bigger. I used to like some really tiny forums back in the day, and I don’t think they would have been better if they had been bigger. They were fine just as they were.
Eh, don’t be so sure.
Email is often drawn as something similar to the fediverse. … but if you’ve ever tried to run a small Mailserver, you’ll quickly find that “the big corps” have created a walled garden that’ll keep the “small fish” out.
It’s all based on what the big players view as your “reputation”. This is based on proprietary metrics (usually how many emails you send), but your reputation will determine if the email is delivered or not.
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… but the point is that one big corps consolidate and reach the size (in terms of traffic/content) like Hotmail, Gmail, yahoo, etc - they will not hesitate to squeeze out the smaller fediverse fish to force them into paying to use the bigger pond.
Sadly … this is just business as usual.