So I am a big fan of the Fediverse, I love the idea of decentralisation and I believe this is how the future of social media should be. But here starts the problem.
All my friends are using Instagram or TikTok or else. I didnt think of that while I also used Instagram, but I think they are highly addicted. Its not possible for them to not use Instagram for at least 1h when we meet up. When I still used Instagram, I was part of the problem. But now that I left it a couple of months ago, I just realised the problem I used to live in.
Addiction is all about realising you are addicted, but I find it very hard to address the problem. I dont want to harm our friendship over social media and I am afraid that when I tell them about their addiction, they will not agree and find it impolite.
So I believe that social media can only survive if the people use it. Its all about user generated content and while the Fediverse is doing better than ever, it still needs more users ASAP.
How can we achieve getting those people on the Fediverse and, more importantly, hold them here, while they slowly get less addicted to social media and see the potential of the Fediverse.
Thank you for reading and for thinking about possible answers. I wrote the whole text by myself, this is not AI generated.
If anyone knew, you wouldn't have to ask. Everyone'd already been here.
My friends know the fediverse. But why should they switch, when they are addicted to the algorithm?
Do they want to make the switch? If they don't, they won't.
You can't force or convince the mainstream to get to the Fediverse when pretty much all of their connections are on the mainstream network.
That's why I think Lemmy/Piefed are the ones that have the biggest chance of sticking, because they're aimed to a public that's not necessarily mainstream.
I know they exist and I totally respect it, but I'm not even sure if it makes much of a sense an Instagram/TikTok alternative on the Fediverse, considering these social media are aimed around getting visibility either by personal relationship or by popularity (volume over quality). And I don't think that the Fediverse public as of now is looking to become that.
They should switch BECAUSE they're addicted to the algorithm :D
Maybe start a discussion about how being addicted to Instagram isn't a great use of time and recommend Pixelfed as a less addictive alternative.