The Threadiverse is definitely not ready for “normies”. Even if we ignore the extremism, the on-boarding, UX, service provision stability, topical coverage is not at the point where normies can join.
I’ve told people about the Fediverse as a concept, but I haven’t suggested anyone try it, as I don’t think it’s ready.
I will note that I personally think the federated model isn’t inherently too complex, it just needs better UI/UX and the network needs to be larger (e.g. 1 M MAU, 50 K DAU with coverage of at least 5 major langauges).
I am not really sure there is any magical solution to dealing with extremism. Better mod tools, a development focus on automated admin work will help, but I don’t think it will solve the root cause. IMO it’s not technical problem, it’s a social issue that’s also present in mainstream corporate network (albeit it can be more subtle there).
The Threadiverse is definitely not ready for “normies”. Even if we ignore the extremism, the on-boarding, UX, service provision stability, topical coverage is not at the point where normies can join.
I’ve told people about the Fediverse as a concept, but I haven’t suggested anyone try it, as I don’t think it’s ready.
I will note that I personally think the federated model isn’t inherently too complex, it just needs better UI/UX and the network needs to be larger (e.g. 1 M MAU, 50 K DAU with coverage of at least 5 major langauges).
I am not really sure there is any magical solution to dealing with extremism. Better mod tools, a development focus on automated admin work will help, but I don’t think it will solve the root cause. IMO it’s not technical problem, it’s a social issue that’s also present in mainstream corporate network (albeit it can be more subtle there).