Inception bitch!

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Isn’t that the exact same argument for Twitter? If Twitter gets shitty, people will just leave? Because I feel like we’re not really seeing that.

    • James R Kirk@startrek.website
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      3 hours ago

      There is only one Twitter whereas anyone can start “a Lemmy” (instance). I am using a different instance than you, for example. So if mine enshittifies I can go somewhere else and still have access to the broader network.

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      10 hours ago

      No, not at all, twitter is not decentralized, with a lemmy instance, if you leave, you lose nothing at all. With twitter, you can’t take the content or your account

      • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        7 hours ago

        Not quite accurate. If you leave an instance, you do lose any posts or comments you had. Not a big loss, but there is that sense of investment in an account and reputation.

        • James R Kirk@startrek.website
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          3 hours ago

          It’s entirely possible in the future, since ActivityPub accounts can be “forwarded”. It’s a little clunky but look at Mastodon.