Do people actually like all of the overdesigned clutter to the point where it makes them not want to switch sites?
To me, the stripped down clarity on Lemmy is a feature. I remember back in the day when people flocked to Facebook from MySpace, in large part because they were sick of eye gouging customized pages and just wanted a simple, consistent interface. The content, not the buttons to click on it are the draw right?
I wish everyone switched to a fully decentralized system. That would be cool to see. I do not know for sure if it would be a bit slower though.
In the world of 4 and 5G, 'tis but a scratch in the speed