@J12t It makes some good points but it doesn't even...

Jon

@J12t It makes some good points but it doesn't even talk about the racial issues which were (IMHO) by far the biggest barrier to more widespread adoption

Also I disagree with the overall framing of "failure." It was certainly a missed opportunity, but still something to build on. Of course the dynamics were extremely similar to the missed opportuinty in 2017, which is discouraging. Still, as we're seeing with reddit, it won't be the last opportunity.

Like 25 Jun 2023 at 5:24 | Wall-to-wall | Open on indieweb.social

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Johannes Ernst

@jdp23 I haven’t seen any systematic analysis of what factor had which percentage contribution, so I have no opinion on the relative impact of which factor. But all that he lists are major ones, and many of those we aren’t actually making any progress on I’m afraid …

25 Jun 2023 at 5:27 | Open on social.coop

Jon

@J12t Agreed that these are major problems that the fediverse isn't yet collectively making progress on. I also haven't seen a systemic analysis but think about it: Black Twitter has been the lifeblood of Twitter for years, and they're looking for options. But when key people from that community checked it out here, they got met with racism and disdain. So they mostly left, and told their friends.

25 Jun 2023 at 5:30 | Open on indieweb.social