Why not use a password manager?
Open to discussion on this.
I see it like that:
Consolidation leads to centralization, and centralization creates power structures that go against the core principles of the Fediverse. If too many users concentrate in a single community, it gives disproportionate influence to a small group of admins and moderators. If that community’s instance goes down (as we saw with feddit.de) or if those in charge abuse their power, the entire structure can be destabilized. That’s precisely the kind of problem the Fediverse was built to avoid.
The idea of migrating communities when moderation becomes problematic sounds good in theory, but in practice, it rarely works, especially as the network scales up. It's also cumbersome. People don’t want to uproot and start over repeatedly, and large communities don’t just "move" smoothly. Instead, they tend to fracture, lose engagement, or remain stuck under poor leadership.
it creates more noise in my feed
I get that, but this feels like a problem that should be solved at the platform level rather than by consolidating communities. People should be able to subscribe to multiple similar communities across different instances, and the feed algorithm should be able to detect and bundle similar posts across these communities. However, it should not decide which content is "best". It should simply organize the feed more efficiently without interfering with visibility.
In the end, this is the ongoing dilemma of decentralization: Do we prioritize distribution of power, or do we focus on ease of use? There’s no perfect answer, but we should aim for a balance rather than rushing to consolidate.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/9394337
geteilt von: https://feddit.nl/post/30601987
Just here to shed some light on Bookwyrm.social, the Fediverse equivalent of Goodreads. I've been doing some more reading lately, and I like to keep track of what I read and also I like reading other's review, suggestions, etc. Now I boycot amazon and others big tech as much as possible, so for me Bookwyrm.social is the place to be. It's steadily growing I think, but I thought it deserved some more attention, therefor this post. Same goes for BookBrainz and to a lesser extend IA's Openlibrary. OpenLibrary is, among other things, a place where people catalogue book-metadata, and if a book is not on Bookwyrm.social yet, it can often be imported from OpenLibrary. Problem with OpenLibrary is that the data is often messy and there are a lot of duplicates. That's where BookBrainz comes in, the book-equivalent of MusicBrainz. They're not that big yet, but what they do very well is that they have got very clean data. I feel like BookBrainz has the potential to be the perfect source of data on books, for other apps to use as they please, similar to how MusicBrainz is already functioning. It just needs more contributors, but I'm sure it's steadily growing. I just started doing my part, adding the books I read on all three.
Would love to hear thoughts on these platforms, as well as other platform suggestion if you've got any.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/30597344
If more people lend books, libraries will buy more of them.
Originally posted on Reddit
Looks like they are panicking
One thing I've learned is that people are extraordinarily reluctant to migrate away from MS Office.
Humans are habit creatures. That's probably why.
Maybe Office is "better".
They are doing a hell of a job given that one is from a mega corporation and the other from a bunch of volunteers.
Avoiding all this licensing nonsense is reason enough to prefer LibreOffice.
Thanks! We appreciate all feedback. Given everything happening in the U.S., it's more important than ever to strengthen the fediverse. That's why we started this instance.
We definitely need more admins and moderators, but for now, things are still in the early stages and quite manageable.
If your country communities allow the respective languages (besides English for addressing interested ‘outsiders’)...
That’s our long-term vision! But as you mentioned, we’ll need native-speaking moderators to make that possible.
If you're interested in helping, feel free to reach out. :)
Curious what you miss?
How about teaching them to install Adblockers?
Brave. It has a great Adblocker built-in. Even on mobile.
None probably
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Firstly, !moviesandtv@lemm.ee still has 2,500 subscribers, while !showsandmovies@lemm.ee only has 1,500 at this point. Additionally, the moderators are now directing users to !television@lemm.ee, which has even fewer subscribers (around 200), as mentioned in this post. Rather than a clean transition, this situation has resulted in a fractured community.
Secondly, in this case, the issue was malicious moderation. Users left because of bad mod behavior, but the real concern remains: admins have the final say. If an admin decides to power trip, the entire community—and potentially the whole instance—falls under their control.
This brings us back to the exact problem Reddit has. As long as the company aligned with community interests, it could hold rogue moderators accountable. But once Reddit had a financial or ideological agenda, entire communities were left powerless.
In contrast, a decentralized approach with similar communities on different instances offers a natural fail-safe. If one instance becomes problematic, users can easily regroup on other similar communities rather than having to start from scratch. This ensures continuity and resilience rather than the all-or-nothing risk of centralization.
If Lemmy’s feed algorithm can bundle similar posts, it can also bundle comments. This is a matter of software development, not an inherent flaw in decentralization. Whether or not this happens depends on developer support, but it’s absolutely possible and could even be implemented in frontend apps like Voyager or Thunder.
The question isn’t whether consolidation is the only way to improve discussion efficiency—it’s whether it’s the best way. And given the risks of power concentration, it seems clear that a better solution lies in improving the tools rather than weakening decentralization.
I stand by my position, but I’ll leave this discussion open for others to weigh in. Let’s see what the broader community thinks.