

the ideologically better option has reasons to be better. they are just longer term reasons that have to be sold and explored to it’s potential within our constraints. we have to show it’s good.
the fediverse itself is an experiment in this, and i say we are growing a nice community over here that could eventually bring more people in, or at least shift perception and use of the internet in a healthier direction. not unlike some of our predecessors.



and like linux, we can figure those shortcomings out and slowly figure out how to solve them.
its ok for small comms to remain small, but something can bring the mainstream to better options, much like something brought them to the current mainstream over other niche and mainstream options in the first place.
there’s budding discussion about this on asklemmy atm.