I’ve been around for a few migrations to the #Fediverse. They follow similar patterns.
First, some Big Social service does something bad, something so egregious it pisses off a vocal set of people on Big Social.
A bunch of people on Big Social realize they don’t want to be beholden to some company trying to get rich off their work, so they look for an alternative. They land on the Fediverse because it’s the one space that is resistant to centralized control. They want something specific: social media that is decentralized. This first group of migrants tends to be the most enthusiastic.
The next group of people who migrate don’t care as much about centralization or decentralization. But they like the first group, and they generally want to be supportive so they take the step of migrating.
After that comes a group motivated by FOMO. They see something happening, want to be part of it, and go where they perceive the crowd is going. They like the high of a mass movement happening, and love participating in something bigger than themselves. This group is very influential, as they generate hype and a sense that the Fediverse is “the hotness”.
Thereafter comes influencers, usually people who are influential on other platforms and want to go where they believe the audience is going. But not always. Some of them are wannabe influencers with dreams of grandeur, and want to be “first” at a space they perceive is in its infancy.
What’s next? Journalists. And to be specific, I’m not talking about journalists who are already active on the Fediverse, but those who come in cold, are already overworked, and are probably bitter about visiting what they perceive to be a convoluted nerd “site”. They don’t understand what’s going on, but they were given an assignment from their editor, and so they have to write something – anything – to explain it (what they perceive to be it) to the masses.
Finally, there’s the “mainstream”. These are people who read something in Android Authority or the New Yorker or the Washington Post, have minimal curiosity, and try registering an account. They give what they initially think is a “site” a glance, just so they can say they’re in the know. They now know what the big deal is, or think they do.
Most of these migrants won’t be here for the long term. And some of them might even become detractors, angry that the Fediverse doesn’t work like “everything else”. And that’s okay. The Fediverse can’t be all things to all people – yet.
However, there will also be some who stay because they realize there’s something about the Fediverse that speaks to them. These people become incredibly active, big evangelists for the Fediverse, telling people they know about its benefits.
Each migration builds the network effect of the Fediverse. Each migration builds awareness.
And more importantly, each migration builds further upon what is possible with the Fediverse.
In order for #decentralization to work, the server install process for services is going to HAVE to improve. If I'm interested in running a federated instance of a service, and the first thing I see is a 35-step tutorial about how to configure nginx or arcane PHP requirements, I'm going to bail.
I think about Nextcloud, and how I installed a snap for it, and it's updated through 8 major upgrades of the service without me ever doing anything to admin it. That's where we need to get to.
If you are interested in Federated solutions I highly recommend #Funkwhale. It is fairly ingenious in my opinion. Some people have referred to it as the Spotify of the #Fediverse. You can check out my profile @fu. Its pretty
I will be at the 7th ECREA Radio and Sound Section Conference (6-8 September) to talk about #FunkWhale as the #Fediverse alternative to centralised commercial #AudioStreaming services like #Spotify.
@kalisz79@movonw@dancingindystopia Sugerowałem już jakiś czas temu w rozmowie (niestety link prywatny więc nie dołącze tutaj) z @movonw , że moglibyście to całe archiwum przenieść na któryś z otwarych i federacyjnych systemów do serwowania muzyki/podcastów np #castopod albo #funkwhale.
Und es gibt ein Gen, welches auch "Gottes-Gen" genannt wurde...
Hat man dieses Gen (und ist es aktiv), so ist man in der Lage sogenannte "Gotteserfahrungen" zu machen. Hat man das Gen nicht, kann man solche Erfahrungen nicht machen.
Ich fürchte, ich habs nicht, mein Kind aber schon.
Hab mich beim Heranwachsen in meiner Familie wirklich redlichst um solche Gotteserfahrungen bemüht... aber es gelang mir einfach nicht... und dann hab ich mal ausprobiert, Sonntags mal nicht in die Kirche zu gehen und todesmutig beobachtet, ob mir tatsächlich etwas schlimmes passieren würden... es passierte mir nicht.
Ich wollte dir jetzt eine Sendung von Ö1 verlinken, die ich vor 10 Jahren dazu einmal aufgenommen habe... aber ich komme mit #Funkwhale einfach nicht klar...
Ich versuchs dir auf anderem Weg zukommen zu lassen...
@Pantherina I've honestly never even heard of sharing playlists through freedom denying proprietary surveillance capitalist software like that. I understand the necessity when sharing personal files, like on #Funkwhale, but I certainly wouldn't call that a social interaction, let alone a significant portion of one's social life. Mind explaining it to this old guy?
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Is there a Revanced equivalent to YouTube Music?
I currently pay for YT music premium but I'd really rather not give Google my money.
Google shuts down Accounts used through AuroraStore, dont use your main Account! (piped.video)