I think the concept of the Fediverse is still really alien to people, even the people who are using it. Everyone is still so used to their centralized platforms, so they still think of the Fediverse in terms of platforms rather than as a whole.
You still hear people say “Mastodon” to mean the microblogging corner of the Fediverse even if they’re not actually on Mastodon, and now people say “Lemmy” to mean the link aggregation corner of the Fediverse even if not everyone is actually on Lemmy.
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but the word “Fediverse” leaves a sour taste in my mount just because it sounds so much like the stupidity that was “Metaverse” (yes I know they are completely unrelated)
I agree, but fur slightly different reasons. “Fed” and “verse” are both fairly loaded root words, “Fed” especially. It also sounds a bit arcane/technical/out there.
“Lemmy” and “Kbin” are both short, cute, and come without any baggage or expectations. It’s a lot easier to create an identity with a term that doesn’t have any existing associations, imho.
I think it makes a lot of sense for the technology to be called the Fediverse, since it’s descriptive once you understand it, but I think Lemmy and Kbin will have quicker uptake with new users. They’re better brands to advertise.
I think the concept of the Fediverse is still really alien to people, even the people who are using it. Everyone is still so used to their centralized platforms, so they still think of the Fediverse in terms of platforms rather than as a whole.
You still hear people say “Mastodon” to mean the microblogging corner of the Fediverse even if they’re not actually on Mastodon, and now people say “Lemmy” to mean the link aggregation corner of the Fediverse even if not everyone is actually on Lemmy.
Are you saying there’s other reddit-like/inspired webservices that are part of the fediverse that aren’t Lemmy? What are those?
Kbin already exists, and a decent portion of people are switching over. It’s still early days though, so it remains to be seen how it all plays out.
Currently kbin is the only one I am aware of.
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but the word “Fediverse” leaves a sour taste in my mount just because it sounds so much like the stupidity that was “Metaverse” (yes I know they are completely unrelated)
I agree, but fur slightly different reasons. “Fed” and “verse” are both fairly loaded root words, “Fed” especially. It also sounds a bit arcane/technical/out there.
“Lemmy” and “Kbin” are both short, cute, and come without any baggage or expectations. It’s a lot easier to create an identity with a term that doesn’t have any existing associations, imho.
I think it makes a lot of sense for the technology to be called the Fediverse, since it’s descriptive once you understand it, but I think Lemmy and Kbin will have quicker uptake with new users. They’re better brands to advertise.
I recently found and like the term “threadiverse” for reddit-like federated software
I really like that, I’m gonna do my part to spread it!