I find myself saying "community-owned independent social media sites" rather than "fediverse" in mixed company because it gets a much better reaction (active interest rather than blank stares)
I realize that the venn diagram of the two does not overlap perfectly but the overlap is precisely the stuff I actually care about and I'd rather be inaccurate in a way that garners interest than similarly-inaccurate in a way that doesn't
@darius COISMS! (Thought I might have something for the first 3 letters...)
@darius more “co-op” less “confusing nerd shit”
@darius I had to explain the term “fediverse” to a person who does not live and breathe this stuff recently / and they told me their first thought was that it must be something “all things kevin federline” related…
@rakoo I talk about it as interoperability and a lack of lock-in. I try not to say "federation" if the person isn't a nerd
@darius The Fediverse still sounds to me like a bad series of Marvel movies about the FBI.
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How about, "community-owned independent social media sites", ... that openly exchange messages with acceptable & willing partners
Apr 5, 2023, 7:44 PM@darius honestly with how much shit is peddling the "metaverse" I understand the immediate cringe associated with the term fediverse
I like using fedi as a shorthand, but without treating it as community bubbles it's bad
@darius I expect that the "fed-" prefixs is not well liked by some people.
Apr 5, 2023, 8:57 PMOne landmark 'net event I will always remember is the day the premier of Ontario (Bob Rae) received a suspicious email, and, for the first time, CTV news did not digress to explain what an 'email' was.
Apr 5, 2023, 8:59 PM@darius I like it. I might call it "Indie social media."
@darius With that switch I bet there are also a lot less people confusing what you're advocating with the Metaverse.
@darius Plus...the fediverse is more than Mastodon.
@darius I think of an instance as a society or business. In this case friend.camp would be a society. Meta is an empire, and societies under Meta are colonized societies. In this analogy it would make sense to call friend.camp for an independent society or free society, because it doesnt fall under the influence of any empire.
a Lemmy conversation about naming this place might help.
@darius There’s a parallel in the way we talk to newcomers about the timeline here: “There’s no algorithm!”
Well, no, that’s 100% false, there absolutely is an algorithm that determines what’s on your timeline, it’s just that it is very simple and isn’t designed to manipulate anyone.
But it’s clearer to average person to say “There’s no algorithm” because it gets across what we mean: you aren’t seeing a carefully specified mix of content designed to enrage and engage you.
@darius Might start using this myself. I've previously been calling it decentralized social media, which while not as confusing as "Fediverse", always requires that I clarify it has nothing to do with cryptocurrency/Blockchain tech...
@darius ... to some, community-owned might mean municipally owned... and to others, fediverse might imply a federal government service..
Are there any examples of municipal ownership out there in independent social media land?
Have any Universities abandoned their promotional use of the bird net in favor of creating an open community for campuses and surrounding towns?
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This is the way.
@darius I'm trying to call the fediverse the "Social Web" which I guess makes sites "Social Web Sites" rather than social media sites. Not sure if that's better, but I like have an accessible name for the fediverse as a whole.
@darius My email footer currently says "Delete Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tik Tok - Support an independent internet"
I have no idea if anyone takes notice.
@darius it is so lovely to encounter someone who understands the importance of how something is heard.
good luck with your projects.
@darius I've been going with "decentralised" social media for that. Kind of passes the idea, though I am not sure how completely that connects with things like Mastodon.
@darius useing #openweb and #closedweb is my thinking.
Apr 6, 2023, 3:05 PM@darius Y'know even "indieverse" would be better than "fediverse".
"Fediverse" is just sort of a local extrema of offputting terminology
@darius that’s a cool idea. We definitely need something better than fediverse!
Apr 6, 2023, 3:18 PM@darius heard someone say they thought it was a riff on "metaverse" after hearing it said out loud
@darius COISMS is dangerously close to a good acronym
Apr 6, 2023, 5:32 PMYes, the framing power of language matters. A lot.
May 7, 2023, 12:12 PM