A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
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Loops promises to bring the TikTok experience to the fediverse.

Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4021·
    2 months ago

    Have you ever seen a TikTok video? Why on Earth do we want that on the Fediverse? Not everything that exists deserves to be copied.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      412·
      2 months ago

      There are good short form videos. There are also bad ones. No different than long form video.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      362·
      2 months ago

      Because wanting braindead content that you don’t have to think about or form a critical opinion over is a valid request. There’s a big reason the Fediverse doesn’t see widespread adoption: the content sucks, it’s all politics from the farther edges of every end of the spectrum and FOSSbro tech discussion that’s about as insufferable as cryptobro subreddits.

      If the Fediverse wants to attract more people, then it needs to start expanding into what those other people actually want. They don’t want to have a furry with a Stalin profile pic explain Linux kernel to them, they want to laugh at inconsequential videos of children falling into things that they can leave a “heart” on and quickly share a link to their friend with.

      • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        611·
        2 months ago

        If the Fediverse wants to attract more people, then it needs to start expanding into what those other people actually want.

        I’m okay with more people, but not those people. We are here in the Fediverse for some degree of quality, of which furries explaining the Linux kernel is one example of kind.

        • Chozo@fedia.io
          152·
          2 months ago

          I think you’re underestimating who “we” includes when talking about the Fediverse. Normies want a place here, too.

        • PeriodicallyPedanticEnglish
          51·
          2 months ago

          Yeah, the fediverse would be much better place without narcissistic gatekeeps like you here to bring the mood down all the time.

    • code@lemmy.zipEnglish
      611·
      2 months ago

      Yea my first reaponse is thats something ill never want. Glad theres no ios client

      • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        2 months ago

        You’re glad other people can’t access it because you don’t like it?

        • code@lemmy.zipEnglish
          21·
          2 months ago

          I could care less. Tiktok is horrid and useless. People can do as they please

          • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            2 months ago

            You wrote -

            Glad there’s no IOS client

            That doesn’t sound like letting other people do what they want.