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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Just pointing out the author mentions they used mastodon for a time too, their argument is that bluesky interface, content and moderation are better for them.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That mindset is the problem. A slightly better UX at the cost of freedom is a bad deal.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 33 points 2 months ago

They keep building up these companies with shiti core principles then pika face when corpos do them dirty 🤡

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

UX matters.

If open source software genuinely wants to be an option for normal people, they need to fix their shit.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

That's fair! Although I fear big money will always come up with some way to make a "better" UX, either simply because they can afford more/better devs, and often by compromising privacy, accessibility, etc.

embrace extend extinguish has worked in the past and it can work again

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It’s a little more than a slightly better UX. Dismissing the entire concept of the instance removes a fair amount of complexity and fragmentation from the equation. There are so many cheerful guides out there about how to select an instance and every single one of them loses 95% of normal people in the first paragraph.

Having a signup model that people understand helps. Concentrating everything in one schema creates a noticeable increase in density of relevant content. Having corporate money for real hosting and security counts. When you fediverse instance goes down to DDOS or implements crippling safeguards because they can’t keep up with the spam, you really feel how the whole thing is run on a shoestring.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I will give bluesky credit for their focus on moderation. Hopefully some of that design is cloned by the Mastodon folks sooner than later

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago

I will give bluesky credit for their focus on moderation.

Watch that focus disappear once the enshittification phase starts.