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Instance getting too centralized? (self.lemmyworld)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by hydra to c/lemmyworld

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EDIT: Thank you all for your answers, now I'm reassured this platform is in good hands and we will always have the freedom to switch. Let's make this place vibrant, diverse and decentralized, like the old web used to be.

I feel like this instance is getting too big and all the content is being centralized here. Am I right or there are other instances thriving too?

Wherever I go I keep seeing lots of lemmy.world users and communities and kind of feel worried about centralization.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I think people(people includes me, I think the majority of users are new to this stuff) still don't get that unless a certain instance de-federalizes others en masse, you're still gonna be able to access it's content and contribute from your instance.

Although, in general,I wouldn't be worried. Even if a certain instance is getting big, you are still not subject to the whims of some venture capitalist corp in silicon valley.

[–] hydra 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

still don't get that unless a certain instance de-federalizes others en masse, you're still gonna be able to access it's content and contribute from your instance. Sadly it just happened with beehaw.org, one large instance defederating another. That's a pretty big wall.

Although, in general,I wouldn't be worried. Even if a certain instance is getting big, you are still not subject to the whims of some venture capitalist corp in silicon valley. Sadly corporations love to control everything and always end up giving small startups offers that are too good to refuse and they either take it over or shelf it forever. I really don't want corporate control to return to the web. Reddit swallowed all the forums due to how convenient it was.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I'm aware of beehaw defederating. However, you gotta see how it happened. They were completely transparent about why they did it, and that it's not permanent. Once moderation tools start to get added, we'll probably see re-federation.