The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 days agoWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?message-squaremessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down112
arrow-up1122arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people stay in centralized social media platforms when the Fediverse exists?The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 days agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·3 days agoPeople follow the crowd and centralized media had considerably bigger crowds
minus-squareTimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 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.