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Lack of celebrity/well known content-creator is the only con of the Fediverse (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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I know this is a double-edge sword and I can see why some would disagree on this but I mean it's a 'unpopular opinion' so I going to say it anyway

For me, I found discussing about one on the Fediverse is lot like talking to the wall dispite having hashtags. I felt like I can't talk about my comfort-artist as much. Reasons why people still use Twitter dispite Elon Musk made it identical to Gab & Trust Soical is there's content creator and celebrity there which is easy to get updates from there.

In theory, I should be alright with Threads but not as excited as it has some moderating issue such as LibsOfTikTok known for spreading Transphobia and pushing the narrative that all trans people are groomers. If this wasn't made by big company like Facebook, Admins of various instances would defederated straight away until they take moderation seriously.

Better alternative would be making an instance which is primarily for music artist or well-known content creator so anyone who isn't fond of that culture can simply mute/block the instance and move on.

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[–] TeaHands 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I understand intellectually that following "celebrities" and hearing about the minutia of their lives is something that a lot of people want. But for the life of me, I can't really grasp it. I'm glad there are platforms that cater to that sort of thing for you.

Definitely going to be an unpopular opinion that it's a "con" though, I expect most here would consider it a feature.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 2 points 1 year ago

In the immortal words of the great philosopher Axl Rose, “Vicarious existence is a fucking waste of time.”