So I wrote a blog post on how I feel we can encourage more people to fedi, and it starts with DON'T TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE FEDIVERSE, because I'm very clever, or something. Would be happy to get your thoughts on that!

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

I agree with the core argument - we need to focus more on communities (as "groups of people sharing something").

Not talking about the Fediverse

This will become increasingly more viable over time, as we [people already in the Fediverse] establish and nurture more communities. For now, however, I think a lot of recs still need to be about the Fediverse itself - because it's how you show people "you don't need to subject yourself to the whims of a Nazi billionaire or the greedy pigboy aping him".

Not talking about apps

I think it's important to be aware of a few options, and be able to answer questions about apps, but I fully agree we shouldn't advertise the Fediverse based on apps. Specially since you can always check the content without one, even from a phone.

Smaller and focused instances

Yup, I agree. It's better for two reasons: more attractive to newbies + it keeps the Fediverse decentralised.

General purpose instances have some reason to exist, as not everything "fits" into neat boxes. But I think this will change as the Fediverse gets more mature, too; people eventually migrate from the general purpose instances to more specific ones, as they find their own homes here.

A manga panel from Junji Ito's The Enigma of Amigara Fault. In it a person enters a human-shaped crevice, while saying "this is my hole! it was made for me!". Both the face of the person entering the crevice and the crevice itself have been edited to show the Lemmy logo instead.

[–] thegreenman@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hi!

because it’s how you show people “you don’t need to subject yourself to the whims of a Nazi billionaire or the greedy pigboy aping him”.

I still think it's better done on the case-by-case, and instance basis, as mentioned, Don't talk about fediverse was realy meant as a provocation (and it's working :P), I just think we would do better shifting the topic of conversation from technicals and infrastructure and apis to communities and content, because to be honest I believe it is already here.

I think it’s important to be aware of a few options, and be able to answer questions about apps, but I fully agree we shouldn’t advertise the Fediverse based on apps. Specially since you can always check the content without one, even from a phone.

💯 Absolutely. Apps are amazing, but people don't want the app because it is shiny, but because of what it can give them. Community, topics, 'content'.

people eventually migrate from the general purpose instances to more specific ones, as they find their own homes here.

I believe it is already happening, honestly, and I love it!

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

I believe it is already happening, honestly, and I love it!

If you at the top 10, most of the instances are still generalist: https://lemmyverse.net/?order=active_day

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