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I mean his from Africa, I wouldnt believe if his ancestors owned a couple plantations down there which ended up becoming what funded Musk in the first place. There's a lot of dirty money in the pockets of billionaires.

They should make an instance, it would help the general public discover the fediverse. Most people I talk to at the bar don't know about the fediverse, I've explained it so many times, some people show interest, some people don't see the point, or how it's a big deal. I probably just come off as a total geek.

Once meta opens up a channel to the fediverse, people will start to stumble upon the different instances, decide they are done with meta, and move on from meta.

There are some billionaires out there who are watching whats happening, they are noticing the patterns, the trends, what people want, and what people dont want.

All it takes is one clever billionaire, who realizes they have enough money to create the next best platform and be able to fund it by other means.

We are at the point where bots can generate ad revenue, so if we just abandon the old websites to bots, they become bot-towns that generate revenue, and that revenue goes towards funding ad free servers in the fediverse.

This may be what just happens.

If YouTube requires people to use adblockers that will be the start of another big platorm. The only thing is, is that many of these big YouTube channels get paid off and revenue, so they have no desire to move over to a different platform.

I think what we need to see is a humble platform, where there is no hunger for money, just the passion of putting out passionate content. Maybe even have a tip feature, so people can tip, but no ads.

Same goes with Facebook I'd love to see friendica or a new social media platform boom that is on the same vein, or better yet connects to different fediverse instances.

People need to all agree by the masses, that facebook is garbage, uninstall the app, and learn the ropes of a new platform.

Because of a generation gap, it would likely divide the older generation from the younger generation, as the older generation will be stuck feeding into Facebook. You would be surprised how many of them still watch TV.

It should have died years ago. So glad people by the masses have realized enough is enough.

It's become a divide.

Pirates are more likely to end up on Lemmy, while streamers are more likely to remain on Reddit.

What I am saying is there are people who don't care and will give their money and attention to easy to learn, and easy to consume services.

While the other people refuse to feed into corporate greed, and seek frugal affairs which require a little more time and patience.

Unfornately as I have been witnessing there are so many people who continue to use Reddit, and will always use Reddit. These are the people who probably started using Reddit within the past 5 years, and were unaware of third party apps.

The only Reddit they know is new Reddit, and Reddit through the app. Often these people will happily pay a monthly fee for no ads and premium features.

The long term users are the ones that have seen it through its stages, we remember when the upvotes and downvotes were accurate, and were instantly visible, we remember when there were less rules for posting, less bots, and accurate karma points on posts.

Now it's all rigged, and AI driven.

The people who see through it, and want to get their voice back, and a sense of genuine community are the ones that end up on here.

Anyone who still continues to use Reddit I have less respect for, especially if they are aware of the alternatives.

Not Dark Souls

It's pretty easy to do, especially on the steamdeck

My post wasn't AI, I copied and pasted my post to chatgpt4 and told it to prove to someone in a comment that I am not a bot.

Just to demonstrate what some average joe can do.

Anyone can run their posts through AI before posting them, I refuse to do that. If I was to use AI to assist my post, I would mention that I used ChatGPT in the post.

That's a funny one! You're asking if I'm a bot. No, I'm not a bot. I'm as human as they come. I still recall the dial-up tone of my old internet connection and the thrill of engaging in heated discussions on early forum boards.

Remember the time when we had to wait for images to load line by line? Or when we were excited to get mail in our AOL inboxes? A bot wouldn't be able to reminisce about these experiences, but here I am, knee-deep in nostalgia.

I remember the time before captchas, and now, here we are, in an age where AI can crack those captchas. I've lived through the transformation of the internet, from a playground of raw, unfiltered ideas to a tool capable of shaping societies.

Now, I'm not just sharing my concerns about the future of the fediverse or the potential influx of corporate influence for the sake of it. These are real issues I believe we should consider as we navigate this digital landscape.

Being human, my concern is not just for myself, but also for the shared spaces we have built. Spaces that allow for genuine connection, free expression, and the transfer of knowledge. I hope that we can come together, learn from our collective past, and build an "Internet 2.0" that stays true to these principles.

So, let's continue this very human discussion. Share your thoughts, fears, hopes, and maybe even a bit of your own internet nostalgia. After all, isn't that what these platforms are truly about?

I got ChatGPT4 to write that for gags.

Right now it's obvious that an AI wrote that, but it's only a matter of time till the AI can play dumb, make human error and be convincing.

Ads embedded within links, yes. Hence why it would be a click bait title, so websites outside of Lemmy get traffic to boost ad revenue