Muyal

Functionally there's no difference.

The person I replied argued that you are obligated to donate if you want to keep Lemmy free. Right now the Lemmy developers are asking for donations, and people are saying no.

The developers are openly communist, and if you want to use Lemmy you'll have to learn to live .ml, it's not going to change.

Not sure why you are getting downvoted, pretty much everyone is also saying they aren't going to donate for one or other reason.

I mean, name a thing the Russians are doing and chances are Americans have already done it

Ironic considering the pinned post on .world is the admins asking for donations and pretty much everyone is saying "no"

The comments are a full microcosm showcasing why Lemmy will stay underground and it will never overtake reddit

Oh boy, where do I even begin:

1. Federation. People have no idea what it is, which means that they have to familiarize themselves with all these technical concepts just to create an account.

2. Servers. Most mastodon servers are locked, and you have to petition the admins to let you in, which often implies waiting more than a day. In other sites, you can create an account in 5 seconds, so mastodon is at a disadvantage.

3. Lack of an algorithm. This implies people won't see the content they like, which means they have to go and actively look for content. Most people don't want to spend time doing that, they just want to log in, laugh at funny memes ans look at pretty pictures.

Make mastodon more accessible then.

Yes. People don't realize algorithms are one of the main reasons decentralized sited haven't taken off. Most people don't want to spend time looking for their content, they just want to log in, laugh at funny memes and look at pretty art

Even then, how many people actually left their Twitter accounts?

I can't tell how many times I've seen people say "I'm leaving Twitter" only to come back after a month

There are a lot of artists on pixelfed, but lack of an algorithm makes finding them very difficult

He definitely has. A few years ago, San Salvador was known as the murder capital of the world, but nowadays it's one of the safest places to live.

I mean, if Europe cannot guarantee the peace and stability of their allies or themselves, why should other countries trust them over China for example?