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Wow, that's a really great point.

I remember back when Diaspora was a thing. One of the worst possible things that could have happened to it was being branded as "The Anti-Facebook". Instead of just being a good thing on its own merits, a small open source project got compared to one of the wealthiest Silicon Valley tech companies. It set impossible expectations.

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@sean The most success I had promoting the AP fediverse back when I still did was framing it as an extra rather than as a replacement or alternative. The latter two are a nonstarter for most people, and most negative reactions come from that framing.

As a place to maybe find new and interesting people and ideas, it's a lot more appealing. The replacement/alternative framing opens it to comparison, and it's hopelessly outmatched there.

# inReplyTo.contentMap.en
@sean The most success I had promoting the AP fediverse back when I still did was framing it as an extra rather than as a replacement or alternative. The latter two are a nonstarter for most people, and most negative reactions come from that framing.

As a place to maybe find new and interesting people and ideas, it's a lot more appealing. The replacement/alternative framing opens it to comparison, and it's hopelessly outmatched there.

# attributedTo.summary
Utilizing weapons of mass creation. This clump of brain cells belong to Sean Tilley, long-term Fediverse user / journalist. Air Force veteran and sometimes a gamedev. Brain dumps are all my own.