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I agree that the decentralized Internet is the best idea, but no one is here. I hope it picks up.
The big issue is the user experience for the fediverse sucks. Tbh I still don’t understand the whole different servers thing lmao and the apps that have been developed are clearly designed by engineers without a designer input. So far Voyager has had the best UX and Mastodon’s is ok but the others haven’t been great. We gotta find a simple way to explain it to simple people and focus on creating mobile apps with good UX
You know what the simple way is? Are you a designer? Yes? Then please get involved in the project and help the engineers design it.
It's all Open Source. That means anyone can contribute, and if designers aren't contributing, then the design will be done by engineers.
It takes volunteers and I'm so so so so tired of seeing people bitch about it but are unwilling to volunteer their time to make it better.
None of these people are being paid, all the work they do for you is for free for your benefit. They do not have Venture Capital backing them with millions of dollars like Bluesky owes Blockchain Capitol. $15 million to be exact. $15 million they're going to want a return on which means monetizing users. (Something that won't happen in an Open Source ecosystem)
"It's not my job to contribute to a community project that I use daily" you may as well be saying "It's not my job to make the world a better place."
I get your frustration though, I’m sure if you’ve been here awhile you’ve heard it millions of times. It does seem like they’re making progress, I’ve heard the new Pixelfed design is much better.