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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • Honestly? Zuckerberg has always had an obsession with the next step as it relates to how people use the internet. He has a track record of trying to catch lightning in a bottle again and getting struck by lightning instead, to the detriment of his own company.

    Just look at the Metaverse, he got obsessed with a relatively new technologies (vr and blockchain) and wasted billions of dollars chasing the same high he once got when Facebook took over.

    Maybe he sees money in the fediverse, but i think Zuckerberg is just getting excited about a new technology like the rest of us. Unlike the rest of us however, he will likely end up spending billions of dollars continuing to chase that high that he got from Facebook.












  • I don’t blame anyone for getting frustrated. The whole concept of the fediverse is quite confusing to someone that knew nothinf about it prior, and I myself am only just starting to get a grasp on things. The whole experience reminds me of the first time i heard about bitcoin and trying to wrap head around the blockchain.

    I (and i assume many others) have been unhappy with reddit’s direction for some time now, and forcedully ending the life of my third party app of choice (RIF) just happened to be the straw that broke the camels back.

    To many of us this is the last straw, but to many others who may be newer users, or may have already been using the official Reddit app this probably does not seem like a huge deal.

    Only time will tell if the folks leaving were generating the lions share of the worthwhile content, or if we are just the vocal minority and life will go on. Some folks aren’t looking for a new home, and even if these events are what lead to Reddit’s eventual demise it will take years for said demise to play out.


  • It could definitely just be a honeymoon phase, but I also sense that opinions seem to be more valued here.

    I’m certainly not trying to karma farm. I haven’t seen any total “karma” score on kbin, and don’t think that there should be. I think a total karma score encourages reposts and very predictable comments all in the name of increasing the score.

    I myself only felt compelled to create this post because i wanted to do my part to try and create content for others to interact with. The biggest advantage reddit has over alternatives is the sheer amount of content, and the only way to compete is for all of us to populate this place with the content we want ro see.

    Social anxiety will most likely prevail in the end and i’ll return to lurking, but im not going to let it stop me from having a good time while it hibernates.



  • I can’t imagine how it feels to put so many hours into building a thriving community just to have it thanklessly ripped from your hands.

    As an 12 year reddit user who almost never posted or commented, thank you for all of the hard work you and others like you put in to make reddit as great as it was.

    Hopefully fediverse will prove more resistant to greedy corporate interests in the years to come. I’m looking forward to building this new community with all of you!