let’s address the possibility that like mastodon/matrix 99% of ppl will flock to the biggest handful of servers

What is the real value of decentralization given that? Outside of like political unrest.

And what role do small servers really do in that landscape? Obv “novelty” servers like midov cater to the like lolicon enthusiasts and I’m sure there are a few other servers dedicated to illegal things. Regional severs are quite compatible with various nationalists/patriots

  • alex [they/them]@beehaw.orgEnglish
    15·
    2 years ago

    Regional servers are also pretty cool for people who would like to mostly see posts from people who share their local culture and especially language - not just for “patriots”.

    • TurtleTourParty@midwest.socialEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Yeah, I joined a regional sever to have discussions on regional topics that usually don’t get any attention ouside the region. I am not at all patriotic. It’s the same reason I was subscribed to the city subreddits in my region.

    • Woofcat@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I really think regional is the way to go. On reddit I mainly used local subreddits so it’s awesome that we have lemmy.ca. Then with federation you can go view any content in the world.

      That being said I understand the need for “larger” instances that are more generalized and for bigger conversations.

    • JackFromWisconsin@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Exactly my thoughts too. I don’t really have one unique thing I do online, I like to dabble in a bunch of things. So joining instance about a specific thing doesn’t make the most sense for me, even though I still can access the rest of the fediverse.