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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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Six reasons Mastodon won't survive (mashable.com)

submitted 1 year ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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The hot new thing in social media has some big problems.

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Six reasons why I'm not reading this article.

Click bait headline

Doom premise

Random author who has no say on if a platform does or does not succeed

Its impossible for mastodon to "not survive" because it's decentralized

Its not a hot new thing it's been around a long time.

I've already read a million articles like this that always boil down to "I don't like this therefore it will fail" or "it's not exactly like Twitter therefore it will fail" or the one I sympathize but hate hearing is "it's to hard"

[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All those reasons boil down to "I don't feel like learning anything new at this point in my life. If it isn't easy enough for a toddler I don't want it."

The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I don’t want one of these new fangled devices.

[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 1 points 1 year ago

The author is basically going like "I registered an E-Mail address and used my usual username. I don't know which provider I picked, I just picked one in the middle of a list. People can't seem to find me with just my username! It's too complicated!"