• katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    34·
    11 months ago

    this is the future

    1. join fediverse

    2. get linux

    3. post on unixsocks

    4. overthrow capitalism er uh i mean … uh… gotta go

  • HiddenLayer5@lemmy.mlEnglish
    356·
    11 months ago

    Getting really tired of this “the fediverse needs to cater to normie interests because we’re here now and it’s what we deserve” attitude. If you can’t find a community to click with, you can always create one, join one you don’t know much about with an open mind, or don’t use the fediverse if it doesn’t have the content you like. Sorry to say it but you’re not special and no existing users on any social media platform is obligated to go out of their way to make you feel comfortable on the platform.

    Same with the “your open source, community developed platform/client sucks! I demand you make the UX better because I the user deserve better! No I’m not going to donate to your development fund because you suck and need to be better before you deserve my money!” sentiments that I see on Lemmy more and more now. Seems like everyone just expects corporate level user experience and customer service from people developing open source software mostly for free as passion projects. Even after the numerous corporate boondoggles that drove people to the fediverse in the first place people aren’t the slightest bit willing to change their paradigms regarding how social media should be run.

    • InstallGentoo@lemmy.zip
      64·
      11 months ago

      The small community here is what makes it good. I prefer to gatekeep even more to prevent “low quality” users who think they’re entitled to everything.

  • shellsharks@infosec.pubEnglish
    211·
    11 months ago

    I am a pretty heavy “Fediverse user” (Mastodon + Lemmy/Kbin) and my feeds have VERY little Linux talk. There is an incredibly diverse set of folks on the ‘verse but admittedly discoverability is hard. If the only people in your circle are Linux nerds then that’s all that might be boosted into your timeline. Put some effort into finding other folks and unfollow some of the Linux-only voices :-).

  • Autumn64@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    141·
    11 months ago

    I mean, do the people at the fediverse really talk mainly about Linux? I see in both Lemmy and Mastodon more people talking about US politics, LGBTQ+ stuff and furrys (lmao) than anything related to technology in general. I guess the kind of content someone sees would depend a lot on the instance someone creates their account in?

    • Waker@lemmy.world
      10·
      11 months ago

      I see some Linux but I’m subscribed to a lot of techy communities. Self host, programming etc. So it’s kinda normal.

      Could be the default view on each instance… On my first account I subbed to a lot of different communities on different instances so I saw all the crap. Eventually due to all the politics bullshit I just migrated to my current instance which has hexbear and lemmygrad blocked so it’s been a lot better.

      But even so, I always see a bunch of politics crap on the memes community.

      • panda_paddle@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 months ago

        It feels like every 3rd post for me. But it doesn’t really bother me.

        edit Went ahead and scrolled past this post, counting how many Linux memes I saw. About 3 out of every 10.

        • Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          11 months ago

          Hopefully all the different clients will soon support good blocking. With connect for android I can block instances and keywords, but I most just continually block on a community basis what I don’t want to see from All. I’m sure there are hundreds in there. This keeps it quite relevant for me but I’m still in the flow of seeing new subs. I do subscribe to all the ones I really like.

          So it’s a curation process, but a more active one vs trying to hunt subs down like I used to do with Reddit.

      • Autumn64@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        2·
        11 months ago

        Yeah I also do see a lot more content of the communities I’m subbed to than of the instance I created my account in.

    • Omnissiah@iusearchlinux.fyi
      5·
      11 months ago

      Furrys being in a community is a sign of a healthy community and a sign of true freedom of speech.

      Just a pattern I’ve recognized over the years

  • Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works
    91·
    11 months ago

    I don’t get it. I am on sh.itjust.works and yes I see the odd Linux post, but not so many that it stands out. I am even on many tech subscriptions. This seems overblown.

  • Waker@lemmy.world
    105·
    11 months ago

    I feel like this, but instead of Linux it’s communism BS. Lol

      • Waker@lemmy.world
        51·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, I’m kinda mad at all the Spez/3rd party app stuff, but the constant hate has got me thinking about leaving lemmy. It’s sad because I like the idea behind lemmy but people have no respect.

        I like hearing different sides of things but absolutely everything is political here and it’s either black or white. Ffs

        • AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          absolutely everything is political here and it’s either black or white. Ffs

          Welcome to social media in general

          • Waker@lemmy.world
            1·
            11 months ago

            True that’s why I don’t have any “traditional” social media, except for YouTube I guess?

            I mostly use lemmy/YouTube and from time to time I really can only find some niche community on reddit so I have to give in.

            But no political content whatsoever, that’s why lemmy shocked me a bit.

    • Vox@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      66·
      11 months ago

      bro you don’t feel like this because of “communists”, it’s because you’re a landlord and there’s a lot of news about the housing crisis.

      p.s. get a real job.

      • Waker@lemmy.world
        41·
        11 months ago

        I have a real job. How do you think I bought the house?

        Perhaps you should spend less time online being a toxic cunt and focus on working instead.

        P.S. Going through my post history? Get a life.