Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[csm10495@sh.itjust.works]

How is signal considered part of the fediverse?

[alfredolin@sopuli.xyz]

I can vouch for Matrix unfortunately it is not listed and instead they mentioned Signal which is further from the fediverse.

[alfredolin@sopuli.xyz]

I would say it's a step by step work. I have moved my family from Whatsapp to Signal years ago and then to Matrix. I forced them in some way but I just said "sorry if you want to keep contact we will have to find another app, I don't accept Whatsapp ToS." It took some time but my close family and friends are there and I regularly get someone to join, friend or family. It's still close circle but it's also a good thing.
Same went with work. Colleagues wanted to do a whatsapp group for a project and I basically said "No, best I can do is Signal." and they went with it.

[alfredolin@sopuli.xyz]

You think? I consider these memes more like a reminder of our global to-do list. It doesn't mean we can't selfhost a matrix server at the same time.

[alfredolin@sopuli.xyz]

Yeah same for me. I guess some (quite many actually) people are aware Whutsapp&Co is evil and are just waiting for an opportunity to make the move.

[alfredolin@sopuli.xyz]

Pretty sure you don't pay (aka they are included) for SMS in most (and everywhere within) Europe (except Switzerland ofc...).

[opinionhaver@feddit.uk]

Yeah I don't want to be that guy telling others to install an app to stay in contact with me. That would be extremely hypocritical on my part as I'm the one those people who refuses to install any apps people tells me to and it wouldn't solve the issue anyway as then I'd still be using WhatsApp as well but now I just have one more additional app to communicate with certain people.

Nowdays doesn't seem to matter where ever you go there's always an app you need to install to do XY and Z. I don't even have a Lemmy app as I only use it via browser. Same applies to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pixelfed, Reddit and so on.

[temperche@discuss.tchncs.de]

Check out Flohmarkt https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt Instance list here: https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt/wiki/flohmarkt-instances

[megrania@discuss.tchncs.de]

"If you can find it" ... that's the crucial point I suppose ... but without a discovery algorithm, interesting creators, and a VAST content archive, it can hardly be called an "alternative" for YouTube.

When I was looking into it I found the best use case was to use it as a self-hosted video archive to replace/extend my Vimeo. At least at that point, all instances that were remotely interesting were not taking any users, and the generic ones seemed to be very far away from what I'm doing content-wise.

And I guess as long as that's the case, and you have no ways to monetize content nor any significant reach due to the federated fragmentation, I don't think it's an interesting software/federated platform for creators ...

[milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee]

My first thought too.

[dharmacurious@slrpnk.net]

I will definitely check that out and try to use it before checking marketplace, but I honestly can't imagine I'll find anyone selling anything near me. I'm fairly rural, and even the nearest "city" isn't exactly a thriving metropolis.

[grammarpolice@sh.itjust.works]

Mastodon

Bluesky

[meldrik@lemmy.wtf]

Check this link out: https://lemmy.wtf/post/15816115 for servers and have a look at https://peertube.wtf/ for some of the content available on PeerTube.

If you are a content creator, you need to take the first step. Viewers will come after you, not before.

[alfredolin@sopuli.xyz]

You are wrong on that: It would be a start to solving the issue! Every little step forward counts.

As for 1000 apps replacing website, I could not agree more... In addition you get much better control on a website like adblocks and javascript control.

[franklin@lemmy.world]

Unfortunately that does seem to be the way it's going, I give Bluesky 8 years before we're back here.

[elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world]

What does this mean?

[xapr@lemmy.sdf.org]

I heard that it was one of the earliest Fediverse projects. It just hadn't surged in popularity like Mastodon and Lemmy had after the Twitter and Reddit exodus.

[lysol@lemmy.world]

Depends on how many you follow. Lemmy is way more dead than Mastodon for me.

[glaber@lemm.ee]

Mumble + Element (Matrix)

[8fingerlouie@lemmy.world]

It’s funny how things work out.

I’ve spent years checking social media multiple times per day, and due to current (and not so current) events, I initially just deleted twitter. I tried mastodon, but it was a complete echo chamber. Twitter on the other hand was 25% bots and 50% porn, so I just deleted it. Turns out I didn’t miss it.

I recently did the same with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat. Guess what, not missing those either.

Facebook messenger is tough to get rid of though. I have kids that attend after school activities, and there aren’t really any easy fixes. I doubt I can successfully persuade 100+ people to migrate to signal just because of my political crusade.

It’s not being helped by the fact that ~75% of the people here use iPhones, so most communication not going through messenger goes through iMessage. Last I checked I knew a total of 4 people on signal, despite having 50+ people i regularly communicate with over messenger or iMessage.