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Loops is now on Google Play (blog.joinloops.org)
submitted 3 days ago by Teknevra@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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Loops (the Fediverse alternative to Tiktok) is now available for both iOS, and Android.

It was previously only available for iOS, or Android (via APK).

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[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You won’t hear it from the users here obviously, because of self-righteous anti-capitalist views that drove them here in the first place. And I’m not saying they are wrong or it’s a bad thing, but now you’ve got the furry/band kid table from the high school lunch room helping you form your political opinion and consume your time with AWFUL anime memes.

I'm a "self-righteous" anti-capitalist, but I'm not a furry or band geek.

That and the confusing system for platforms/instances will drive away everyday users who are used to an easy sign up

I'll never really understand this critique of lemmy/fediverse. It's not that hard. You just, uhh, pick one. If you don't like it, just pick another.

If reddit fails, another capitalist will swoop in and take their place.

I'm not sure about that. Most people prefer the twitter-like platform, short-form content. Reddit style is a dying model imo. It's not even that useful anymore, as everything is hidden away in Megathreads.

But yea, I doubt it will ever be mainstream. I'm fine with that though. Nothing I do is very mainstream. I'm just hipster like that I guess.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It’s not that hard.

Literally any effort at all is too hard for the majority of people. They want the smoothest experience possible, to never have to think.

[–] myszka@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think that's a problem of Fediverse

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sure it is. Think about email - the majority don't actually consciously pick pick an email service, they just get gmail by default and don't think about it. There's no "default" choice here, so they get confused and scared.

[–] myszka@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, that's what I mean: the Fediverse implies a more conscious and deliberate use of social media. It's not intended for people who are more consumerist. So I don't think the Fediverse itself competes with proprietary social media. I think it's two different ways of using the Internet that are competing here.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

It competes with social media in the sense that social media wants conscious consumers to also use their shitty products.

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not any harder than any other platform I've had to sign up for for the past 30 years. I have no idea why some of you think it's so difficult.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Did I say it was difficult? Nope!

These people are basically babies, they want everything spoonfed to them and don't want to learn about anything.

[–] Spooge@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s not that hard. You just, uhh, pick one. If you don’t like it, just pick another.

You overestimate peoples' abilities and wherewithal.

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Choosing the default instance during signup isn't what's keeping people from using the fediverse.