The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down17
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoPeople follow the crowd and centralized media had considerably bigger crowds
minus-squareTimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day 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.