Hey all,

I was just listening to the Lex Fridman podcast where Mark Zuckerberg mentioned Meta’s plans for a federated platform. It got me wondering: Could Reddit follow that path too?

Are there technical or financial obstacles that might prevent this? More importantly, should Reddit even consider this move? Would it be a win or a loss for us, the users, and for internet culture in general? Keen to hear your thoughts on this!

(I’m a recent Reddit refugee, fed up with the situation over there. Found Lemmy searching for info on homelab during the blackout. Found all the main things I need here. And the community is great. Like Reddit used to be. Can’t see myself going back)

    • hamburgeraddict@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      really isn’t wise in a lot of ways when thinking about how people usually use facebook. imagine if you and your grandma’s instances defederated from each other.

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        1 year ago

        It’s not Facebook. A new platform. I’ve never been a meta fan. Or a Zucker fan. But it was actually a really interesting conversation.

        He could be absolutely full of shit, but if you take what he says on its face value, interesting points of view.

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          1 year ago

          i think in some ways the zuck, while lacking of morals, is a true believer of, like, living on the web

          its insane the amount of money and time has been dumped into the meta verse. i think he would do more if he could justify it

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      1 year ago

      Yeh. Seems to be the case. He talked about it at length. Text based to start.

      I would be suspicious that they are trying to love people away from Twitter.

      Then monetise other areas of their metaverse.

      I was never a fan of Zuckerberg, but I finished listening to that podcast quite hopeful.

      Though he could just be lying about everything to keep people on side 🤷‍♂️