Provider-Exclusive: “There is only the app of my provider.”

Provider-Centric: “There exist other apps, but the one I’m using is the main one.”

Service-Centric: “There is no main one and I’m trying to use the one that fits my ideal the best.”

Protocol/Ecosystem-Centric: “There exist other protocols/ecosystems, but mine is the main one.”

Fediverse-Principle: “There is no main one and I’m trying to use the one that fits my idea of an open ecosystem the best.”

Current state of different web2 apps:

  • @[email protected]English
    33•8 months ago

    The current state graphic doesn‘t make any sense to me. Twitter is in the same box as mastodon? Lemmy in the same as reddit?

    • HandlesEnglish
      12•8 months ago

      It only makes sense in the horizontal axis: both Twitter and Mastodon are microblogs, while Reddit and Lemmy are link aggregator forums. The column view is … cryptic.

      • @blue_berryOPEnglish
        -6•8 months ago

        It’s like a race towards the Fediverse :)

        • HandlesEnglish
          6•8 months ago

          In that case I applaud that open source and LGBTQIA++ is shown already at the finish line, cheering the rest on 🙂✊