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Re:Chris Wanstrath "defunkt" GitHub cofounder and former CEO... by meowface on Monday February 05, 2024 @04:24PM (#39267411)
Centralization is just too convenient for most people. Most people - technical or otherwise - won't accept the slightest quality-of-life (edit: and network size/activity) hit in exchange for the greater robustness of decentralized options, regardless of the application.

Note how the vast majority of people who use or interact with cryptocurrencies converge around a few centralized options. Even a ton of the technical people who develop cryptocurrency-related systems do.

Re:Chris Wanstrath "defunkt" GitHub cofounder and former CEO... by whatshisface on Monday February 05, 2024 @04:28PM (#39267461)
The quality of life on the Fediverse is pretty good, in fact it's better than on Twitter because the default app has a lot of features from the long defunct custom clients. What people won't accept is a social network their friends aren't using.