I was just reading this post https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1gmv76n/is_reddit_going_to_remain_the_primary_space_for/ and many barely see the fediverse as an alternative and they seem to have a negative bias towards it. Super ironic when it comes to the self-hosting community. Yes, some instances are problematic, yes, some devs might have had problematic views. But it doesn't really matter when it's federated and FOSS. I think it's clear-cut that the selfhosting community on Lemmy is a perfect alternative to reddit. Why is there such a negative bias?

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[–] BonerMan@ani.social 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

These many places tend to be the biggest and most popular places...

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

agreed that we need to work on scaling out horizontally. i think that ironically poor moderation will help with this over time. it took reddit 20 years to get where it is.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lemmy instances are a pain in the ass to keep working, most people with a life won't do that and people without a life are usually extremists.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 5 days ago

sounds like a lot of conjecture to me. i think there is hope in groups owning, operating and funding their own instances. software platforms will get better over time. funding pathways will get better over time.

i dont think we should just toss our hands up and say 'nope, too hard. only jerks need apply'