ActivityPub, so it’s not gaining you anything over other options.
Not quite. The usual next step for meta would be to enhance ActivityPub so there’s a better UX. Then it attracts more users and open ActivityPub will be a nieche thing again.
Whether Lemmy devs like it or not, they are in a competition with huge companies.
If we all just defederate with them upon arrival, it seems it stunts their ability to do that. Some users will go to their platform, sure - but if we don’t allow them to piggyback off of our content and engagement, effectively segregating their community away from ours, influence will be minimal, in theory.
Obviously some users will go to their platform, but really, that’s fine. We don’t need to interact with the entire internet.
Not quite. The usual next step for meta would be to enhance ActivityPub so there’s a better UX. Then it attracts more users and open ActivityPub will be a nieche thing again.
Whether Lemmy devs like it or not, they are in a competition with huge companies.
If we all just defederate with them upon arrival, it seems it stunts their ability to do that. Some users will go to their platform, sure - but if we don’t allow them to piggyback off of our content and engagement, effectively segregating their community away from ours, influence will be minimal, in theory.
Obviously some users will go to their platform, but really, that’s fine. We don’t need to interact with the entire internet.