The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 16 hours agoWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down13
arrow-up159arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 16 hours agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·16 hours agoPeople follow the crowd and centralized media had considerably bigger crowds
minus-squareTimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·13 hours agoSeveral of these platforms used bots and/or multiple staff accounts to inflate user count/engagement to draw more people in and trigger the network effect.
People follow the crowd and centralized media had considerably bigger crowds
Several of these platforms used bots and/or multiple staff accounts to inflate user count/engagement to draw more people in and trigger the network effect.