If you wanna see other kbin servers you can join, there's a list here https://kbin.fediverse.observer/list
kbin.place looks like it's in the US and has less people?
Is there an easy way to mass subscribe to many magazines on a new server though? I don't know how ernest added so many for kbin.social, but it would definitely help new members not have a tough time.
I made an account on a newer server for lemmy - lemmy.studio - and I have to say, having to manually add communities really just feels like an unneccessary step, and harder to do considering you'd have to search communities/magazines from both lemmy (https://lemmyverse.net/communities) and kbin (not sure if there's a site to search for magazines besides https://kbin.social/magazines)
I’m thrilled to see so much interesting content populate my feed no matter where it comes from. Kbin has improved & expanded so quickly in less than a week, I wonder what it’ll be like by the time June 30th finally hits.
I ended up hiding it on my phone on the first day of the protests (it was an option when I long-pressed on the RIF icon). And I haven't used it since, although I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted.
I would just uninstall it, but I don't want to hurt the developer's app store metrics (increased uninstall-rate could look bad). Although I guess it won't matter much in a couple weeks.
Yeah I also feel sentimental about RiF. I even did the full export thing the dev added, which seems a bit silly since I don't have anything to import that data into.
I love to see the fediverse grow, no matter which software or instance!
We should definitely try to spread out more though, not trying to create a reddit 2.0.
Personally I like the idea for instances that have a certain topic, for example: mander.xyz is an instance for science, lemmy.dbzer0.com is basically r/piracy or the instance I'm from is where most germans sign up (feedit.de), etc.
The more it grows, the more specialized it could get! In the end everything is connected anyway but the power/importance is more evenly distributed.
Didn't want to shit on any parade, I'm just sceptical about some kbin vs. Lemmy, beehaw vs. Lemmy.world etc. vibes. This should not be a competition imo.
My only concern about both as things grow more (we're not done yet by far) is the best way to distribute new accounts. I had no clue when I made my kbin account that there were others, and I'm guessing more may come online as people who can host figure it out.
There is a legitimate concern with one platform on the fediverse becoming the “main” platform. That platform will make all the decisions when it comes to wider fediverse. Much like GMail is now with email.
Yes, but unlike with Email, I can host my own instance and expect it to federate with other major instances. If you have a residential IP then you can forget hosting you own Email because major players don't want anything to do with you due to spam.
It's possible this can happen to the fediverse, but I'm more optimistic about it because the fediverse is generally not a business venture like Email is now.
Sorry, to clarify - there are other kbin servers besides the main .social one, although most are in other countries and wouldn't suite me anyway. Point is, right now it's a best guess and no real guidance on the best route to take for someone totally new to the idea.
@Rhaedas where can I find a list of these servers? Also, is there a way to see which servers kbin.social federates to and defederates? I know on Lemmy it's simply /instances
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