alertsleeper @ alertsleeper @lemmy.world

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I wouldn't want to use an instance that shows me Meta content, even if that's where the majority of content is, and I don't think I'm alone in that.

I am here because I value quality over quantity.

I respect that, however I don't hate no one, I hate the content on Meta's platforms. And I'd hate to see it make it's way to this platform.

I'm not saying they should go away, I'm saying that content shouldn't come here.

I sadly don't share the opinion that there's room for both

They can share it... All the way over there

It's a game. "Numbers go up yay!"

Imma be honest here, I want exactly 0 celebrities. I mean, you could be LeBron James right now and I don't really care, but celebrities for the sake of celebrities I don't like, that's just Twitter, the same simping and controversy as always.

As for the normies, I get your point

that's a great analogy

Nothing is, other than the users themselves by not federating with them.

I really hope that's the case, but honestly don't think so

Honest question: What makes you think Meta will be putting that content there for you if they can't profit from you?

A free, open-source, privacy-conscious, human-moderated platform with great usability and easily accessible sounds beautiful. Also, sounds decades away and probably utopic, given the amount of time and resources needed to make all that possible. And when you start focusing on just getting funding to keep growing, well, you end up being Meta.

I really really hope I'm proven wrong as soon as possible

I don't want Instagram content here! If I wanted Instagram-TikTok-type content I'd be there not here. I hope that crap stays away.

And yes, it's Meta lol

They don’t need to come here and try and take users

Exactly, they don't need to, yet they plan to. What do you think their goal is?

two things:

1. have you considered that if this happens, once the fediverse's exposure grows it will be thanks to Meta's entrance, then the people that join the fediverse will do so by Meta's means (in this case, Threads. But they can make some more after)? Making them the standard way to access the protocol, gradually making other communities less and less relevant.

2. It makes the fediverse more interesting for people like me who can “live” here and access the content I want.

I'm not trying to be rude by any means, but honestly, if the content you enjoy is on their platforms, just go there and enjoy it. You can be both there and here.

That was my first thought too, until I found this:

Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

Blog post explainer

Wikipedia page

The potential problem is not us making a dent on Threads, I couldn't care less if people want to use it. The potential problem is that they do the EEE (link1, link2) on the Fediverse. It's not us trying to steal users from them, or preventing people from joining them, it's about preventing them from becoming the standard way for people to access the Fediverse, thus giving them control over the protocol's direction and giving them the possibility to, once they are the de facto standard, defederate and kill the rest of small communities.

That, and personally, I wouldn't like Meta meddling with the protocol, simply because there is no beneficial outcome for them other than gaining control of it, which would be horrible.

Ok now I can really spend my fee time here

good idea, now since you are gonna be an influencer, Im gonna need to ask for your bath water