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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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If just a few Instances ends up having the majority of Users - Will Lemmy still be decentralized? (self.showerthoughts)
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[–] deweydecibel 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The thing a lot of people dont seem to get about centralization is that it's much more a social phenomenon than a technical or corporate one.

Things will eventually gravitate towards a handful of big instances. People want to be where other people are.

The difference will be the federation. As long as everything stays federated, this won't be a problem.

Except...once an instance gains dominance, defederation becomes a defacto way for that instance to declare what is and isn't worthy of visibility.

Defederation absue by large instances is going to be a much bigger issue than centralization.