Fediverse is Continuing, Growing, and Strong

It seems the fediverse is continuing and growing again. Line go up is probably good!

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https://fediverse.observer/stats&months=50

Total users are huge now.

There are many websites out there that pull data from the fediverse. So take that with a grain of salt. But anecdotally I am seeing a small rise in people using the various platforms as each get more mature and servers somewhat stabilize.

fediverse.observer/stats&months=50

Reddit is an AI dumpster fire. There are still decent communities, but the glory days are behind it (the 20teens). Reddit circa 2012-15’ was peak. Now it’s an AI slop infested milquetoast facebook alternative. Damn shame. Hopefully the user base will finally realize the ship has sailed straight up it’s own corporate butthole, and seek alternatives, such as this one.

You couldn’t have certain reddit subreddits here. For example, I follow r/Sverige which is the political right’s Sweden channel. And they talk about immigration as a major problem. How open would Lemmy be to discussions like that? It can’t even handle different opinions without defederation and downvoting.

No, i think Lemmy is good for memes and stuff but it can’t handle discussions that adults wants to have.

I don’t think there would be anything stopping them spinning up instances. It would be up to others whether they want to see their posts though.

I’m a leftie but I can handle having a conversation about immigration, as long as it’s mature, lucid and respectful.

Well then you’re in the minority. I do think it’s a problem that you can’t post what on most other platforms would be viewed as mainstream viewpoints without being threatened by censorship. And I do not agree with these viewpoints but at the same time, if the average person cannot post here without walking on eggshells, the fediverse will never be mainstream.

And I want it to be mainstream because fuck the tech oligarchs.

It’s probably worth remembering that censorship and moderation are two sides of the same coin.

And they’re not just used to silence viewpoints (like you’re saying about the Fediverse) but also an absence of it is exploited to keep people addicted to ragebait and jealousy (mainstream).

I think it’s a fundamental problem of social media as a technology tbh, and we’d be mostly better off without it.