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this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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My big hope with the fediverse is that stuff like that can be contained. lemmy.world is the big instance where most anything goes. If you're looking for quality curated content, then you've got places like beehaw.org. Similar to /r/AskHistorians, but that was always an awkward system. Is /r/AskPlumbers or whatever up to the same standards, or just some rando subreddit? Now, if you find a community like ancientegypt@askhistorians.org, then you can explore the other communities on the instance and be reasonably assured that they're also up to snuff.
Also, I think the memes and other easily-ingestable content is a healthy sign. It draws people to the fediverse, and then they can discover more niche communities that make them stay long-term. The memes aren't for everyone, but the memes help everyone get good communities.
My hope is the opposite, I'd like to see instances become more transparent. Make communities able to migrate instances, and merge. Hosting instances should be more like bit coin mining Which miner that does something shouldn't matter, it's all about keeping anyone from having a majority stake and the whole thing just works for users.