Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?message-squaremessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square90linkfedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoPeople follow the crowd and centralized media had considerably bigger crowds
minus-squareTimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months 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.