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Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www-xataka-com.translate.goog)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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What are we going to do about it?

Sorry for the Google Translate Link. An easy alternative is much appreciated.

Edit: thanks to @Xamrica@lemmy.dbzer0.com for this translation alternative: https://translate.kagi.com/translate/https://www.xataka.com/servicios/foros-internet-estan-desapareciendo-porque-ahora-todo-reddit-discord-eso-preocupante

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

it’s worrying because all that knowledge will be lost instead of living somewhere in a forum indexed by a search engine.

But in the same time, I see more people fleeing from traditional search engines to AI … I don’t know where we’re heading at

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    What do you think is the reason why not a lot more people are joining the fediverse?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think there are more reasons, but the most prominent ones are

    1. the fediverse is not that aggressively publicized
    2. if by any luck your average bob joins, he’ll be confused because a) the UI/UX is less appealing b) he doesn’t know where to go and what’s the difference between Mastodon, Pixelfed, Lemmy etc.
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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    the fediverse is not that aggressively publicized

    For sure.

    doesn’t know where to go and what’s the difference between Mastodon, Pixelfed, Lemmy etc.

    They also know the difference between Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit. Why shouldn't they get it here?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    No idea, but I tried inviting some my friends which are not tech-aficionados — they couldn’t understand it.

    I’d love to see more money thrown on Ads for promoting the fediverse on YouTube, Twitch and all other platforms and get this shit more viral, but I don’t understand why it’s not happening.

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