Don't get me wrong I'm a big fan but it seems like the fediverse could theoretically exist with like 5 users whereas a commercial company needs users for revenue. It feels like we are using the masters tools to try to destroy the masters house

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Because, like it or not, what normies do on social media matters. I, for one, don't want fuckwads like Zuckerberg, Musk and Spez to continue to be able to skew the conversation in the proverbial town square e.g. during the 2024 election.

Centralized, corporate-controlled social media is literally a threat to democracy.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm keen on having as many communities as possible. Having things silo'd into a few mega hubs is a recipe for disaster. Having a concentration of users all in 1 or 2 spaces where there's no transparency from administrators / moderators is what we should have all learned from Reddit and their recent nonsense.

[–] vera@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It seems like a common belief on here is "centrally located social networks erode democracy" 👍