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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 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] dukethorion@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

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

[–] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years 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 2 years 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.

[–] fleacircus@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Sounds good to me since there are genuinely bad people on social media, often using it as a platform to groom more reactionaries and extremists.

Corporate social media has always been slow to react to these groups and they often take the stance of "as long as they don't go fully mask off" in order to preserve as many ad impressions as possible.

With the community in control, they can act much faster to limit astro-turfing and hate speech, pushing the far-right back into the obscure shitholes of the internet.

[–] seperis@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

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[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

This is an avengers level threat

[–] heimchen@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago

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

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

What's the Gentoo equivalent of an instance?

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[–] Eddie@lemmy.lucitt.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] foo@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Have you tried nutritional yeast?

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[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years 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 2 years ago (4 children)

It is absolutely already a thing

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[–] ScaNtuRd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I just hope that most people will be open-minded and that most instances will federate. But that's probably being optimistic.

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