Fediverse has emerged as the popular choice when people look for Twitter alternatives. Personally I found Mastodon was like the early days of Twitter, without half as much toxicity.
However, Fediverse comprises various instances operated by different people. Users sometimes need to switch between different instances, which can be annoying and challenging to manage effectively. I also feel it lacks the social media vibe.
Similarly, decentralisation, as seen in peer-to-peer networks, also emphasizes privacy and freedom of expression.
While exploring decentralised networks such as Nostr, Scuttlebutt, and WireMin, I found that Nostr has the highest level of recognition, whereas Scuttlebutt and WireMin have relatively small user bases currently. I believe their true value will only surface when they get big in the future. But the question is: will they indeed get big? Will decentralisation actually work?
Will Fediverse be the one to trigger the revolution and replace Twitter or Decentralisation?
What are your thoughts on this matter?
Fediverse is a part of decentralization, but I think you are talking about P2P network.
You can think of it this way:
(Mastodon serves as a good example of Fediverse: you might get banned from an instance, but you can always create a new account on the same instance or join another one with fewer restrictions.)
(WireMin provides a clear example of Decentralized: in its chat rooms, no one can delete your messages, even if they’re the chat room owner. Moreover, no one can ban you within the WireMin social network.)
There are pros and cons.
Fediverse network:
Pros:
Cons:
P2P network:
Pros:
Cons:
Personally I’d move that “possibility of banning” to a positive
Imagine being unable to ban spammers, scammers, or people posting illegal content.
Or hell even being unable to remove posts
Yeah fediverse is better IMO
If individual users have ways to ban and/or filter spam on the individual level they don’t have to have others moderate content for them.
True, it depends.
Please call it “federated network” and “P2P social network”/“full dezentralized network”
The Fediverse is dezentralized
That’s exactly what I’m trying to say. Fediverse is decentralised to some extent, but it’s not fully decentralised.
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Also completely ignores the fact that there are genuinely good reasons to ban certain people from a social media platform.
The “Free speech absolutist” position is pretty much braindead.