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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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In the current ongoing debate of federation with Meta Threads (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by whiskers@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1101309

Everyone is talking about how Meta is trying to Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish the Fediverse. Meta won't be alone for long in this goal, there will be a lot of capitalist actors that would try to do the same in the long run.

Defederation with them will be a shot in the leg, and handicap the Fediverse movement itself. There will be users/instances in the current Fediverse that would want to federate with them, and banning such instances would create silos and echo chambers.

The way out of this is to focus on the 2nd E - "Extend". I think we can all agree that UX of Threads app will always probably be the best out of all the federated instances. But that is something that people can still live without. Before long, Meta will tout shortcomings like lack of E2E encryption in the private messages and some other core features, that will create a bigger divide amongst ourselves. The Fediverse developers and community have to keep abreast of Meta on such core features, so that they can never extend the core of the Fediverse.

Let me know of your thoughts!

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[–] Dick_Justice@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I think that's an awful lot of assumptions. The fediverse is not brand new. Maximum user adoption no matter the cost isn't the only road forward. Threads is no more necessary to the fediverse than Twitter was.

TBH, I think a lot of new Lemmy users are addicted to their social medias and just really, really want to use Threads. Which they should then, but it doesn't need to subsume the fediverse in order for them to do it. Go make a Threads account. Have fun.