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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The problem isn't that there are no alternatives. It's that there's like 50 alternatives. Centralization makes us vulnerable, but it's also super convenient.

There's a reason we preferred reddit and now Lemmy instead of different forums with different logins for everything.

The biggest problem with getting off Discord is fragmentation of communities.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Reddit can't die fast enough. I miss niche subreddits

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 16 hours ago

Don't worry, it's trying to speedrun its downfall.

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

First one of those contenders that solves federation in a nice way would be a winner. Quite a lot of them has it on their roadmap so my hopes are not completely lost.

[–] not_pretty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I could probably just google this... but I think I just want to hear a real person explain something this time :P

What do you mean by "solves federation"? As in bringing disparate groups together under a single app?

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

bringing disparate groups together under a single app

Yep, that's pretty much how I'd like to see it done. Similar to lemmy/piefed, where I can reply to your comment from different server. E.g. Fluxer have something like this in their roadmap, fingers crossed.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

My, probably very bad, understanding would be something along the lines of a shared, decentralized API. Almost like a specialized internet that only serves the functions of the apps.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fluxer is the alterative it does 90% the same thing. Has a sub model for the users who need a centralized option or large communities they can't self host for

And it offers self hosting for free if you don't want to pay the sub. Self hosting has no restrictions.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

But Fluxer is one dozens of platforms that do what Discord does. If it was the only one, it would be easier to move.

But as it is people who are on 20 discord groups don't want to deal with migrating to 20 different platforms, so they're just staying where they are.

[–] Flyingrock@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Honestly I'd love different forums with only a centralized login system that can be optionally used, sorta how ezboard were at one point.