According to the lore, demons are fallen angels so you can keep this narrative going

You're correct, the entire system is already in place. The only thing that is currently missing is adding up all of someone's 'karma' from their their posts and having it shown on their profile. Some of the apps already have this implemented since it's easy to incorporate.

I hope there's an option to see the upvotes as well as downvotes rather than just the total. That's one thing I've liked about Jerboa so far that other apps aren't doing.

Always has bean

It hurts my soul knowing all of this useful content was removed from reddit.

I've moved on to Lemmy, but I'm having a hard time removing everything from reddit. I know with so many people removing their old posts/replies that it will definitely hurt reddit, so many googled content won't be there.

It would be cool if we could transfer our old posts here in some sort of meaningful way, but I don't see how that could happen in a way that makes sense.

In case you're wondering why all the down votes, it's because of this concept:

https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html

Edit: Heres a summary I had in another post.

Summary:

• The Fediverse is a decentralized network of servers communicating through the ActivityPub protocol.

• Large corporations like Google and Microsoft have a history of either trying to control or make decentralized networks irrelevant.

• Google joined the XMPP federation initially but implemented their own closed version, causing compatibility issues and slowing down the development of XMPP.

• Eventually, Google stopped federating with other XMPP servers, leading to a decline in XMPP's popularity and growth.

• Microsoft used similar tactics to hinder competing projects, such as the Samba network file system and open source office suites like OpenOffice and LibreOffice.

• The strategy involves extending protocols or developing new ones to deny entry to open source projects.

• Proprietary formats and complicated specifications are used to maintain dominance in markets.

• Meta's potential entry into the Fediverse raises concerns as it could lead to fragmentation and a loss of freedom.

• The Fediverse should focus on its values of freedom, ethics, and non-commercialism to avoid being co-opted by large corporations.

How a new federated decentralized platform can avoid this fate:

1. Stay true to the principles: The platform should prioritize and uphold the values of freedom, openness, and decentralization.

2. Develop open and robust protocols: Use open standards and ensure the protocol's specifications are transparent, well-documented, and not controlled by a single entity.

3. Foster a strong community: Encourage collaboration, participation, and diversity within the community to avoid reliance on any single company or organization.

4. Emphasize user control: Give users control over their data and privacy, allowing them to choose which servers and communities to join and ensuring their content is not subject to corporate surveillance.

5. Focus on user experience: Create a user-friendly interface and provide features that attract and retain users, making it easy for them to engage and connect with others.

6. Avoid centralization of power: Design the platform in a way that distributes authority and influence across the network, preventing any single entity from gaining too much control.

7. Promote interoperability: Support compatibility with other decentralized platforms and protocols to encourage communication and collaboration across different networks.

8. Educate and raise awareness: Educate users about the benefits of decentralized platforms, the risks of centralized control, and the importance of supporting independent, community-driven initiatives.

By following these principles, a new federated decentralized platform can strive to maintain its integrity, preserve user freedom, and resist the influence of large corporations seeking to control or make it irrelevant.

I think I'm gonna need some of that arcane medicine to get jumpstarted here.

I'm the comment that parrots the above comments right before the 'load more comments..' link.

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge just how far away this horse was. During the GameCube era video game studios weren't afraid to say they would put a horse far away and actually deliver that.

These days it's all half-promises with pre order trailers hinting at far away horses. But when it's time to deliver all we get is 'our servers were overwhelmed by the huge numbers of players logging in, so we have to temporarily put the horse right in front of your face - we promise we will fix it soon!'

The fix never comes, the horse is never far away.

I miss the old days, it was a different time back then.

Here is a GPT4 tldr summary, and thoughts on how to avoid this from happening to us:

Summary:

• The Fediverse is a decentralized network of servers communicating through the ActivityPub protocol.

• Large corporations like Google and Microsoft have a history of either trying to control or make decentralized networks irrelevant.

• Google joined the XMPP federation initially but implemented their own closed version, causing compatibility issues and slowing down the development of XMPP.

• Eventually, Google stopped federating with other XMPP servers, leading to a decline in XMPP's popularity and growth.

• Microsoft used similar tactics to hinder competing projects, such as the Samba network file system and open source office suites like OpenOffice and LibreOffice.

• The strategy involves extending protocols or developing new ones to deny entry to open source projects.

• Proprietary formats and complicated specifications are used to maintain dominance in markets.

• Meta's potential entry into the Fediverse raises concerns as it could lead to fragmentation and a loss of freedom.

• The Fediverse should focus on its values of freedom, ethics, and non-commercialism to avoid being co-opted by large corporations.

How a new federated decentralized platform can avoid this fate:

1. Stay true to the principles: The platform should prioritize and uphold the values of freedom, openness, and decentralization.

2. Develop open and robust protocols: Use open standards and ensure the protocol's specifications are transparent, well-documented, and not controlled by a single entity.

3. Foster a strong community: Encourage collaboration, participation, and diversity within the community to avoid reliance on any single company or organization.

4. Emphasize user control: Give users control over their data and privacy, allowing them to choose which servers and communities to join and ensuring their content is not subject to corporate surveillance.

5. Focus on user experience: Create a user-friendly interface and provide features that attract and retain users, making it easy for them to engage and connect with others.

6. Avoid centralization of power: Design the platform in a way that distributes authority and influence across the network, preventing any single entity from gaining too much control.

7. Promote interoperability: Support compatibility with other decentralized platforms and protocols to encourage communication and collaboration across different networks.

8. Educate and raise awareness: Educate users about the benefits of decentralized platforms, the risks of centralized control, and the importance of supporting independent, community-driven initiatives.

By following these principles, a new federated decentralized platform can strive to maintain its integrity, preserve user freedom, and resist the influence of large corporations seeking to control or make it irrelevant.

From what I heard they had two bottles for urine and a bag to deficate in. It would have been freezing and extremely humid inside after even a day as well.

A implosion would be way better than days cramped together suffocating and starving in a inescapable freezing stench filled coffin.

What an absolutely chad way to go out. Honestly I'm jealous.

Farewell to your ancient Reddit account.

o7