let’s address the possibility that like mastodon/matrix 99% of ppl will flock to the biggest handful of servers

What is the real value of decentralization given that? Outside of like political unrest.

And what role do small servers really do in that landscape? Obv “novelty” servers like midov cater to the like lolicon enthusiasts and I’m sure there are a few other servers dedicated to illegal things. Regional severs are quite compatible with various nationalists/patriots

  • androogee (they/she)@midwest.socialEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    I’m brand new to this and haven’t really looked at the technical side, so this is just speculation, but I thought someone was talking about people being able to migrate accounts to different servers. Is that right?

    If so, I wonder if that 99% won’t start to dilute out across the servers as people learn the tech and get more comfortable. Smaller niche communities should form naturally over time.

    This is still so new for most folks, they’re gonna want it to be as easy as possible at first.

    • ThePhoenixFire@lemmy.perthchat.orgOPEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      This is still so new for most folks, they’re gonna want it to be as easy as possible at first.

      Email uses the same general federation. 😛 Ex Gmail, Hotmail, yahoo

      migrate accounts to different servers. Is that right

      There’s talk about it for Lemmy and matrix/element iirc, but it’s implemented in neither

      • androogee (they/she)@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Email uses the same general federation. 😛 Ex Gmail, Hotmail, yahoo

        I’m not talking about the backend. Average users care about the user experience.