The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?message-squaremessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down111
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 days agoPeople follow the crowd and centralized media had considerably bigger crowds
minus-squareTimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days 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.