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Barack Obama Is Also Scared Shitless That Donald Trump Could Win Another Term: Report in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] BarackObama@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago

Can confirm

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Longtime Lemmy Users: aside from sheer size, do you feel like the site has changed since the influx of reddit refugees, and if so, how? (lemmy.world)
 

I've not been here long, but I'm curious how users who were present before the reddit drama feel about any potential changes to the content and tone of discussions.

How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though? in c/technology@lemmy.world
It's so much easier to comment on Lemmy because it isn't a toxic cesspool waiting to tear you apart in c/general@lemmy.world
Question: People who still frequent Reddit, has it gone back to business as usual or are the protests still having effect? in c/reddit@lemmy.world
The Federation Fallacy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
The Federation Fallacy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
The Federation Fallacy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
The Federation Fallacy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
The Federation Fallacy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] BarackObama@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

They don't complain that not everybody will host their own server, quite the opposite:

Nor is it enough to “save ourselves”, self-hosting our own decentralised digital islands, while ignoring the reality of the masses. We cannot close our eyes and rest, content with freedom in our personal bubble, ignoring the reality of our non-technical friends and family who do not enjoy the same luxuries of privacy and free speech.

What I think they're saying is that over time, people gravitate to the biggest instance (which seems to be happening right now with lemmy.world), which can lead to effects that work against the goals of decentralization.

I'm not sure that they are personally advocating for anything particularly precise, but in the end of the article it mentions Wikipedia as an inspiration for the "information democracy" model.

The Federation Fallacy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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The Federation Fallacy (rosenzweig.io)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BarackObama@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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An interesting article I saw (from 2019) describing the potential intrinsic tendency for decentralized platforms to collapse into de facto centralized ones.

Author identifies two extremes, "information dictatorship" and "information anarchy", and the flaws of each, as well as a third option "information democracy" to try and capture the best aspects of decentralization while eschewing the worst.

Someone said the link is broken so here it is: https://rosenzweig.io/blog/the-federation-fallacy.html

Refugee Redditors as they make the move. in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] BarackObama@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Eric Andre says he finds brushing his hair is too time consuming, when asked about it by Larry King. https://youtu.be/7XR4Ml8FijM (11:45)

This question by Larry to Eric about his hair is mentioned in Eric's interview with Talib Kweli. https://youtu.be/irzhJ4mLMF0 (28:36)

If you're an Eric Andre fan, these are both must-watch interviews.

If we call reddit users redditors, what do we call lemmy users in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] BarackObama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've been saying "Lemmingtonians".

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How to stop the front page automatically refreshing / loading new posts? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BarackObama@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I'm scrolling through the front page, expanding the thumbnails of pictures to look at them etc. And then suddenly a bunch of new posts appear at the top of the feed and I lose my place. Also the current thumbnail minimizes.

Does anyone else get this effect?

I'd prefer it to stay static until I hit refresh myself.

EDIT: thanks for the speedy responses. As a new user I'd also like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to those running these communities. The inter-compatible federated concept seems truly brilliant, and they must be working very hard to cope with this new influx of users like me.