Seems pointless to switch to a different closed-source, centralized platform. Why would this be any different from Digg or Reddit? Switching to a federated system is the only way to make sure that cycle doesn't repeat.
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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yeah, I read the introduction that someone elses written for emigration, it naturally guides to toward using lemmy(or whatever more suitable fediverse alternatives). You do not want to repeat the same mistake of putting all that efforts into a community that you basically surrenders all data to who owns that domain/company.
For fediverse I can like just start my own instance or migrate and create a new account with ease, if an instance owner decides to close or transfer ownership of the server. The information is still available somewhere else. (I think later down the road it might be possible to migrate community content you created with scripts just like how you can nuke all you post history with reddit.)
Fool me once. Shame on Digg. Fool me twice. Shame on Reddit.
Is it federated?
If not, it's not useful.
100% I'm done investing my time in closed services controlled by capital
Closed service, where there is a single group or person controlling everything, is like a single point of failure in an otherwise good design.
I am liking these federated services more and more. I imagine as these get more popular, it will get easier to search and jump between them
100% and they don't really need to reach the same critical mass as Reddit for example; in-fact they may be better if they don't
This!
It doean't even say who runs the site on the "about" page. The privacy policy also seems lacking. Not sure what to think of it yet.
That also doesn't work at all without javascript, not even showing anything, is off-putting
I’m done with closed platforms under the control of corporations. I’m done with erratic CEOs controlling my social media experience. If it’s not federated, I’m not interested.
I liked it briefly when I logged in but as someone on reddit pointed out, the owner encouraged others to astroturf bringing new users to the site which feels kinda icky given the way other users have also bashed lemmy alongside it.
That sounds exactly like my experience with MeWe. I investigated them as part of the team of Goodreads refugees who were looking for a new home after the Amazon takeover. MeWe functioned as a cult, and they were (are) a walled garden. Numbers were constantly urged to recruit, recruit, recruit.
But when search engines can't see your community or your posts, and you can't even share links except to members, there's no future. Nothing you write will ever go viral. Nobody will ever stumble upon something great that you rode and decide to get involved or to follow you.
I think it's somewhat interesting. I don't like how the main developer was spamming Reddit with links to it all week then pretending like he didn't on Squabbles.
Also, the vibe of a social network named after petty and trivial quarrels seems to be not for me.
I just checked it out because of this post, and I'm not really sold. It just seems... off? to me. Like the whole comments right next to the post thing and what not just made it more of a distraction than anything. I mean, it could be my adhd preventing me from focusing, but I just could feel myself becoming overwhelmed within the 5-10 minutes I was looking through it. I feel that lemmy/kbin is definitely more Reddit-like, and personally, less overwhelming. Good concept, maybe not-so-good execution for some people.
Yeah, I agree with it feeling "off" - can't put my finger on exactly why. It feels like someone's hobby project, as in one single person. The UI feels cluttered and not well thought out.
As other people have pointed out too, it gives me a weird vibe that there's no information about who created it, who controls it, how it's moderated. And the domain was registered on GoDaddy like three months ago.. just feels really off to me.
Had a quick look at their TOS:
Prohibited Content:
a. Pornographic Material: The posting or sharing of explicit sexual content, including nudity, sexual acts, or any form of pornography, is strictly prohibited on Squabbles.io. This includes both visual and textual content.
This will never be an adequate replacement for reddit.
I find the layout terrible
I tried it and surprisingly liked the twitter and reddit fusion, and people there for now are pretty friendly. It seems like that could appeal to the individuals who find lemmy to be too daunting to use for them.
Not everyone will move away from reddit, so I do like the idea of different alternatives popping up that could push people to make the jump to distance themselves from reddit.
The horizontal blocks UI with post content on the left, and discussion on the right, frankly sucks. Weird font choices across the interface as well.
Scaling costs will be untenable if Squabbles ever starts to gain serious user traction, and then they're in the same predicament as Reddit - you have to monetize somehow in order to pay for the infrastructure. That's either ads, paid subscriptions, or selling your user data.
I don't see how this is any better than Reddit.
I log on squabbles once in a while. I don’t like how the comments are always there. Sometimes I don’t want to read them. I am starting to get used to this non-centralized network thing. Seems interesting. Ultimately the winner will be the easiest one, and currently that’s Reddit itself. If these alternatives had more time for polish and better guides before the subreddit closures, they might have been more successful. But since I have discovered Lemmy now, I am going to stick around. Yup, I will use Reddit, but this is now part of my daily browse.
yeah nothing wrong with several communities. They all have their place. I've been checking out tildes.net. No invite and I don't know anyone with them, but if its a place I end up spending a lot of my time on I'll find one.
The community at tildes in my experience seems to be pretentiously over serious, like if you make the wrong comment that seems even somewhat off topic you will get permabanned.
I felt that was telegraphed with such a limited beta, but it's good to have confirmation nonetheless.
I'm not a fan of all the white space but the content + comment layout is very intriguing! Immediately engaging and promotes contribution IMO. Will be keeping an eye on this for sure.
edit: so I signed in and it's an upgraded UX, very polished and obviously has been in development for a while. No offence but I'd be shocked if this is open source.
I've tried it and while it's pretty neat, it strikes me as more like Twitter than Reddit.
I use it sometimes. Apart from the non-federated aspect, there is a cultish mentality in some users there, which I find very annoying.
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