cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24954593
It’s rough right now politically in the US. A lot of people around me seem like they’re ready to give up hope. It makes me incredibly angry seeing Zuck up there with all the other billionaires, and Elon is a parasite that has infected the government.
I often find myself wondering how I can make a difference. How can we regain control of our world?
Idk if I’m being dramatic, but the Fediverse really seems like it could be our response to these fuckers controlling the narrative on social media. It could be more than just an interesting decentralized social media platform. I really think this could be a key step in reclaiming our democracy.
Am I being dramatic lol? Do you all feel the same way? I was kinda getting emotional even. Like we could bring real change. That gives me hope, which is something we are desperately lacking right now.
It’s not just Lemmy. It makes me happy to see all the Fediverse platforms (specifically activity pub based) blowing up.
Friendly reminder if you have the financial means, donate to your instance, donate to the Lemmy devs, donate to Pixelfed or any other social media app fighting big social media. And better than a one-time donation, set up a monthly contribution even if it’s just $2/month. It really helps open-source developers when they have a steady income.
Yep, I’m starting to shift more of my online time to fediverse apps. I agree that it’s refreshing to see the internet back in the hands of regular people who just want to create, share their interests, and be entertained.
Compare that to corporations who just want to extract as much value from you, keep you addicted to scrolling by tuning their algorithms to feed you polarizing news, and track and sell your personal data. The last straw was seeing these billionaires change their company cultures overnight to kowtow to the current administration.
I remember the internet in the late 90’s and early 00’s. The fediverse gives me a little bit of that nostalgia vibe. I hope it stays active and gives people an alternative to the walled garden dystopia companies have turned the current internet into.
Fully agree. I jumped ship much earlier when reddit went full enshittification train by banning the communities that protested their decision. That was the moment I understood we‘re dealing with authoritarian regimes.