It used to be interesting before with engaging posts and looked like a burgeoning community. Now it’s just stagnant, full of politics and tankieism has become more commonplace.

Idk though, maybe it’s just me

  • GrammarPolice@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 days ago

    I think the biggest problem the fediverse has is a lack of diversity. This is the same problem platforms like Bluesky have. It’s chock full of Americans, so most of the content leans American. I’m not American and don’t really have too much of a problem with American content (it’s entertaining), so while I’ve gotten slightly used to Americentrism on the internet, at least on Reddit there were niches and local communities i could use to detox when it got too much. This is lacking here.

    I’m not really sure what the solution is. Back when i first joined, the niche communities were burgeoning and quite active. Now it seems like they’ve mostly stagnated.

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      8 days ago

      Hmmh. Thanks for your perspective.

      By the way, the Germans kinda established their own niche with (I think) with a noticeably different atmosphere and behaviour towards each other. Not necessarily better, we’re also doing mostly politics and the meme/shitlords are very active… But yeah, maybe we need some niches which aren’t just because of some language barrier. And like… more than Linux content. We also have that. But I see how that’s not everyone’s leisure activity. 😅

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        8 days ago

        Oh nice i see. Maybe i have to start learning German just to see whether what’s going on on your side is more to my flavour😅