So, I completely switched to FOSS federated social networks toward the middle of 2020. I love the Fediverse, but nobody I know IRL seems to care at all about it in any capacity, so I’m basically just screaming into a void full of other FOSSheads. How do I reconcile this? How do we get our IRL peeps on the Fediverse?

  • @daojones@lemmy.ml
    1•3 years ago

    Same. I notice on the fedi people are also more sensitive to random followers. Feels like there’s nowhere for me to really find content.

    • @fidibus@lemmy.161.social
      2•3 years ago

      I have blindly followed tons of people, just not those who ask to be asked first, without asking first. Never had a problem with that.

      Also most people are totally fine with being followed…

    • MobocraticEgoist
      2•3 years ago

      I think one cultural factor to this is that many people joined from Twitter due to insufficient moderation policies there, so they may be more sensitive to potential harassment.