Does the Fediverse give you hope?

[harsh3466@lemmy.ml]

For me it does. I'm really enjoying Lemmy, and have curated a bunch of communities that I follow and participate in in a way that feels helpful, hopeful, and not toxic.

[shamblamblam@aggregatet.org]

Yep. I think that we're on the precipice of what's to come.

[introvertcatto@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

I like Fediverse because I get much better engagement with people here than anything else

[skiluros@sh.itjust.works]

It seems like the only semi-viable alternative to oligarch run social networks.

I am not American, but behaviour exhibited by oligarchs such as Zuckerberg/Musk (and these are just the ones that get in the news) is not at all surprising.

[atro_city@fedia.io]

Hopeful that some parts of the population won't be giving all their data away. There will always be bootlickers (apple fanboys, google lovers, reddit aficionados, Musk-worshippers, ...) , people who just don't know better (too old, uninterested, ignorant, unexposed, ...), and people who can't join due to things like censorship, internet speed, or whatever else.

[astro_ray@piefed.social]

set up a monthly contribution even if it’s just $2/month

I remember somewhere on the fedi, some instance admin saying that on average it cost $2/month per user. So, if you are relatively active on the server, $2 monthly recurring donation might cover your share of expenses.

how I can make a difference

https://blog.elenarossini.com/supporting-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/

[semi_hemi_demigod@lemmy.world]

It gives me memes and that’s close enough

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

How expensive is it to host your own instance? Assuming you aren’t doing it in house.

[kat@orbi.camp]

oh snap, db0 the person! Love your instance.

[ninemiletower@lemmy.world]

Fediverse? Maybe. It will stay small and not monetized. For some that's good.

Lemmy? No hope. Lemmy and the pessimistic world views give me no hope for anything on this planet. I want to leave, but keep finding myself back here doom scrolling. Some communities seems good though. The platform is good though and seems to be picking up.

[db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

About 5-20 eur/month should be enough for most instance admins, depending on their provider.

[serpineslair@lemmy.world]

Yes. The fediverse is a pretty difficult thing to be controlled by a single group: that's sorta the idea. I see it as almost a refuge from all the bullshit. The lack of ads, tracking, content farming, censorship and control etc is refreshing. Here's to hoping the fediverse continues to spread.

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

Unfortunately, I am an Apple user lol. I don’t hate the products, but don’t care for Tim Cook, and I hate their labor practices. I also hate that they are anti-right-to-repair. I do appreciate the quality of their products and software. I hope the government slaps them with the biggest antitrust lawsuit.

Moving forward, I will be considering alternatives due to the ethics of their manufacturing. I am a big open-source supporter, and I understand that my support of Apple is a bit of cognitive dissonance. But I do wish Linux could find a way to deliver a product that feels as refined as a MacBook. I would be willing to donate to an effort to do so.

[haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com]

…abd this goes on anticorporate. Thank you very much. And yes, I think it does and we do make a difference. Keep it up. Organize and search for people like yourself. Instead of turning the naysayers one by one and burning out, find your allies and spread the word efficiently. Think of the ideal situation and make it happen. I‘m here, lets fucking go (same mission, different continent)!

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

I also hope it stays not monitored, though I would happily pay $1/month to support running costs.

[ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com]

Which do you use?

[fandangalo@lemmy.world]

Absolutely.

[opinionhaver@feddit.uk]

Fediverse as a technology yes but the userbase here does the opposite. By definition someone commenting on a message board is not a normal person because normal people don't do that, but to be commenting on a niche platform like this makes you hyper not-normal, and yes, that applies to me as well and I'm well aware of that.

[wise_pancake@lemmy.ca]

I don’t think you’re dramatic.

For me it’s about reclaiming my right to participate in online discourse on my own terms. I’m a way the fediverse is freedom.

I plan on trying to self host a mastodon instance for myself and rebuild my blogs.

I don’t think I’d ever want to self host a lemmy, I like being anonymous to a reasonable degree. But I like that lemmy lets me have a voice without acquiescence to reddits enshittification.

Also the community is largely great. I love the memes, I love the comments and discussions, and I like that I learn things from fellow internet users again.

[opinionhaver@feddit.uk]

There's plenty of censorship here though. Some instances are worse than others but even on a community basis, your average moderator is just some random dude who is free to remove your posts/comments and ban you just because they don't like something you said and there's not really anything you can do about it.