I’ve thought about it a bit and the Fediverse has been around for a while now. There are some really cool applications being made to replace the mainstream ones, but they just aren’t taking off.

Why do you guys think that might be? Ease of use? Addiction to the mainstream platforms? Lack of marketing?

  • federico3
    81·
    4 years ago
    • There are no platforms/client/protocols for meaningful discussions, like NNTP/usenet was, only twitter/reddit/instagram clones. The fediverse often tries to compete with FAANGs on their own turf instead of choosing new paradigms.
    • Interesting content is key. Most platforms don’t have any effective and user-centered search/filter algorithm.
    • Architecture issues: users have to trust random strangers to run a server reliably and securely (or fall for yet another blockchain)
      • federico3
        21·
        4 years ago

        This does not solve the problem of reliability. Also, better solutions are possible: Briar, for example, does not require a server to store and forward (cleartext) messages.