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If the descentralization of social networks continue, we will have to prepare for the eventual rise of the instances wars, where people will start to fight about which instance is better and which one is weird to be in and so on, but that's for the future of us all.

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[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I rolled my eyes at the idea of instance wars. Then I saw this post claiming that my instance is the best, and I almost upvoted.

Take this as a stark reminder that a monster lives in each of us.

[–] webjukebox@mujico.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then I'll going to self host my own instances.

[–] dukethorion@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna host my own instance, with blackjack, and hookers!

[–] seperis@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

God, I never thought of that or I would have transitioned here months ago to start prepping.

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[–] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it really matter? So long as they remain federalized you can still access and interact with those instances.

[–] macisr@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but i think that it could as well come to "if you're from this instance you are a bad person" situation. I don't care like you say, but some people will.

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[–] heimchen@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

I mean there were subreddit wars so i think it is bound to happen.

[–] souperk@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the Gentoo equivalent of an instance?

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[–] Eddie@lemmy.lucitt.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sounds lit. do you all take butter and salt with your popcorn?

[–] foo@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Have you tried nutritional yeast?

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope a couple instances are made specifically to go to war with each other.

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[–] fritata_fritato@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It is absolutely already a thing

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[–] lemmy@lemmy.quad442.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it would be better if everybody selfhosted a instance of their own. Make it super hard and complicated to find communities but, keep things nice and clean

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