Fellow Fediverse wanderers, I’ve got a bone to pick with our current Lemmy experience. 🌐
The “All” Feed Syndrome
Has anyone else noticed how painfully similar the “All” feed looks across different Lemmy instances? It’s like we’re browsing the same curated content, just with different window dressings. The posts, upvotes, and discussions feel completely uniform - a far cry from the diverse, decentralized dream I signed up for.
The Dream vs. Reality
What I imagined:
- A small film-focused instance with an “All” feed curated by passionate cinephiles
- A German instance showcasing content relevant to German users
- Niche communities with truly unique content bubbles
What we got:
- Homogenized content across instances
- US-centric discussions dominating global communities
- The illusion of decentralization without the benefits
My Wishlist: Local Votes Only
What I’m craving is a simple setting that would:
- Filter posts based ONLY on local instance votes
- Showcase truly instance-specific content
- Break the algorithmic echo chamber
- Highlight unique community perspectives
Imagine seeing genuinely different content on lemmy.world vs sh.itjust.works vs [your favorite instance]. Right now, it feels like we’re just shuffling the same deck of cards.
A Call to Developers
Is this technically feasible? Would love to hear from the community about:
- Potential implementation challenges
- Interest in such a feature
- Alternative solutions to content diversity
Who’s with me in wanting a more genuinely decentralized browsing experience? 🚀
#lemmy #fediverse #decentralization
I think it’s a bad idea to have each server have one topic which I know is often how Fediverse is sold but I think it’s not good.
I don’t know you but I have more than one interest and I don’t want a server to be about one interest and that’s it. I want the server to be fair and have rules about discrimination and so on. I can choose the topics I want to follow thanks to federation that’s the whole point, the server should focus on the moderation side.
Servers per language/country make sense. It’s nice to be able to see content relevant to your language/country in Local.
A language is not a topic that’s why it makes sense and rules on servers that are on your language (and probably your own country) probably will have rules more aligned with your vision too. It makes sense on a moderation point of view.
A server that is about technology or art, doesn’t say anything about how they might allow their users to behave. I just think it’s misleading and the focus of a server shouldn’t be about things you like but the way you like to be treated and how they manage your data which is at the end what they handle.