• shrek_is_love@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8 months

    if the problem is that major platforms are centralized, opaque, and controlled by corporations, why would the solution be yet another centralized platform controlled by a corporation?

    Because people are brainwashed into only trusting billionaires, corporations, brand names, and consumer packaged goods to solve all our problems.

  • rossman@lemmy.zipEnglish
    8 months

    Unless we can increase our mental loads, more of anything doesn’t really work.

    Lemmy is the thing I’ll use until there’s new protocols that focus on privacy or something else.

      • Pelicanen@fedia.io
        8 months

        The network effect is one reason, if users are responsible for the content then there will be a shortage of content until enough users join.

        Beyond that, humans are social creatures and want to fit in. If your community mainly hangs out on one platform, people will want to be a part of that platform. What helps is if people with a large enough following or entire communities make the decision to change platform, but that can be tricky.

  • kubofhromoslav@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8 months

    A classical sign of an early worldcentric worldview that is more about competition than about collaboration. A level “orange” in Integral theory. But humankind is continuing its development to late worldcentric worldview “green” level and more. And Fediverse is helping with that!