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I don't think federated social networks (GNU social, diaspora ... etc) will solve this problem. In their case they are not in your best interest due to the time
by pib0ss 8y ago
I don't think federated social networks (GNU social, diaspora ... etc) will solve this problem. In their case they are not in your best interest due to the time that will be wasted. I think "social" interaction should be left in real life where it can influence people in a positive fashion. IMO the Internet is really only good for disseminating information and for certain utilities it provides.
- ckuhl 8y agoI would disagree that federated social networks would face the same pressure to increase time spent on their sites. By the nature of federation, a sort of marketplace of social sites would allow people to move to whatever serves them best (for whatever their definition of best is). So if a member of the fediverse starts feeding someone unenjoyable content, they could leave.
- braderhart 8y agoExactly.. creative uses of federated and decentralized social networks, especially using tools like blockchain, will allow us to filter our content and provide us with avenues for ad-free networks. Rich people shouldn't be able to propagandize poor people with advertising in exchange for educational tools. We are still exploiting the poor and are a racist colonialist nation that facilitates generational wealth and land ownership based on past exploits and transgressions.
- haolez 8y agoI disagree. I believe that the biggest blocker for federated social networks would be the lack of "good" censorship for things like spam, terrorism propaganda, child porn, etc. I don't want to use a social network and have to deal with that in my timeline.
- jstanley 8y agoThen just don't subscribe to people who post things you don't want to read.