Orange Lantern (orangelantern@froggie.gay)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 23:55:44 JST

@futurebird@sauropods.win @chu@climatejustice.social @silver_huskey@fandom.ink I have a similiar problem with my rl friends (with the exception of 1 none of them are here).

My counter-argument is that if someone starts to move, others will follow (not me, obvs, ppl never follow where I go, but that's another point). The more just do it, the more will do so too, just to remain part of the herd.
It's the same with all things, really. Politics too. You have to get one person who is well connected to make the switch. Usually others will follow then.

Another thing, that is much harder to dispel, is the argument of convenience. People actually like the algorithm. It shows them what they might like (should like), suggests contacts from their bubble, highlights posts from friends automatically and so on, without any effort on their part.

Fedi only works if you put effort into it. If you engage with other people. It's true social media. Many people don't want this. Like, at all. They want a curated selecion of bits of social media presented on a silver platter, without any need to do anything. They have a similiar expectation towards it like people used to have towards TV. The digital fire you can stare into after a day, not a lively fire spirit who wants to chat with you.