• Lemmino@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are no users “exploring open source alternatives.” Have you seen the Lemmy signup flow? It’s a complete shitshow that probably turns away 95% of people to begin with.

    Facebook almost certainly doesn’t see Lemmy and Mastodon as a threat or competitor. They adopted ActivityPub because it’s nice, and they’ll move on as they need to scale, and Lemmy and Mastodon will continue to survive as they always have.

    • wtfeweguys@lemmy.whynotdrs.org
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      1 year ago

      What’s 95% of zero?

      Seriously though I am one person seeking open source alternatives and I came here because others showed me the way.

      The number is not zero, and the cultural moment is ripe for non-corporate options unless corporates recapture the audience before they’ve even lost them.

      That’s the crux of my perspective.