<![CDATA[My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things.]]>My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. Centralised networks like Twitter, TikTok, instagram etc are more like national politics, with loud mouthpieces shouting over everyone else.

This mental image helps me in understanding why the influencers fail here and they of course think that means that the fediverse must be a lost cause while we commoners happily chug along and enjoy our little street parties πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.other.li/topic/c43a2994-f33b-43fa-9b1c-4bff0ee8d24e/my-current-way-to-interest-people-to-join-us-the-fediverse-is-more-like-local-politics-with-small-communities-discussing-things.RSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 20:12:49 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 11:47:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:35:13 GMT]]>@jwildeboer Works splendidly for me in this regard so far.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116404028275335904https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116404028275335904Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:35:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:25:41 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman @aslakr@mastodon.social @jwildeboer hahah! that’s true

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://todon.nl/ap/users/116030439184350676/statuses/116403990818737419https://forum.other.li/post/https://todon.nl/ap/users/116030439184350676/statuses/116403990818737419Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:25:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:14:33 GMT]]>@jwildeboer I like the Fediverse because I don't feel like someone it constantly trying to sell me something, or profit off my eyeballs viewing their "content".

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rasterweb/statuses/116403947025094462https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rasterweb/statuses/116403947025094462Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:14:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:11:04 GMT]]>@jwildeboer

In theory but in reality almost none of my local communities use the Fediverse.

There does also seem to be quite a high proportion of US users.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116046749073637011/statuses/116403933330488067https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116046749073637011/statuses/116403933330488067Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:11:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:18:57 GMT]]>@jwildeboer I think your description of the fediverse is right on the money. Thanks for putting it so succinctly.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://me.dm/users/lloydlemons/statuses/116403728392222485https://forum.other.li/post/https://me.dm/users/lloydlemons/statuses/116403728392222485Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:18:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:11:48 GMT]]>@jwildeboer

each instance is a town.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116403700272694762https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116403700272694762Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:11:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:08:03 GMT]]>@jwildeboer
That's probably the best way of putting it!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://equestria.social/users/Shredd_Tone/statuses/116403685544429988https://forum.other.li/post/https://equestria.social/users/Shredd_Tone/statuses/116403685544429988Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:08:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:06:56 GMT]]>@aslakr @Mercurial @jwildeboer

Village idiots are better than national idiots. Quieter.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116403681138331152https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116403681138331152Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:06:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:04:22 GMT]]>@jwildeboer I think you forgot the propaganda, the mass control, the toxic algorithm, the intentional depression and consumerism, advertising and competition over attention through money investment.. I don't think that has something to do with national (or local) politics.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://beige.party/users/leoschuldiner23/statuses/116403671062004719https://forum.other.li/post/https://beige.party/users/leoschuldiner23/statuses/116403671062004719Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:04:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:03:36 GMT]]>@jwildeboer
What's cool is that I see lots of posts about local or niche topics ("small communities") *and* posts about international news that I can't find in many of the mainstream news sources I follow. It's a very eclectic mix that depends on what users and hashtags you follow.

It's so helpful to be able to follow hashtags, not just do searches with them!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://disabled.social/users/ahimsa_pdx/statuses/116403668045036183https://forum.other.li/post/https://disabled.social/users/ahimsa_pdx/statuses/116403668045036183Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:03:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:39:53 GMT]]>@jwildeboer it sounds like you are describing Mastodon as an echo chamber

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bygone12/statuses/116403574735470789https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bygone12/statuses/116403574735470789Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:39:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:21 GMT]]>@jwildeboer when I tell people there are no influencers, no algorithms trying to control them, no ads, and no one trying to sell their data, it usually gets their attention.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.lol/users/von/statuses/116403533376695385https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.lol/users/von/statuses/116403533376695385Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:23:02 GMT]]>@jwildeboer I'm glad there are better corners and that things have changed!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403508494400829https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403508494400829Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:23:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:18:35 GMT]]>@vicgrinberg At least here in Trudering local politics have left the old boys network and backroom deals behind since quite some years. You do find that on the city council level, though. But my corner seems to prefer openness a lot.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116403491018320750https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116403491018320750Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:18:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:16:35 GMT]]>@jwildeboer it was very much not "communities discussing" in my experience and made me step away from active politics for the next 20 years, so I very much hope the fediverse is not only like this πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403483151848838https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403483151848838Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:16:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:16:22 GMT]]>@jwildeboer I see my Fedi experience as being local in terms of the like-minded people I follow, but not in terms of geography. I have only met face-to-face with a few people who I follow here and they are not very active. None of my relatives or in-laws are here. As a person in the US, regrettably, what I like is the cosmopolitan nature of the Fedi and my ability to follow interesting and kind people all over the world.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://c.im/users/JosephMeyer/statuses/116403482303151567https://forum.other.li/post/https://c.im/users/JosephMeyer/statuses/116403482303151567Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:16:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:13:15 GMT]]>@jwildeboer

I like this "lost cause" and the parties. πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_RyekDarkener_/statuses/116403470019326384https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_RyekDarkener_/statuses/116403470019326384Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:13:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:12:10 GMT]]>@vicgrinberg πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116403465808716469https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116403465808716469Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:03:12 GMT]]>@jwildeboer @evan

Because for some reason most people seem to have no clue just how pernicious and awful those algorithms are.

I left Facebook as soon as it became clear it was pushing in my face the exact types of things I'd rather NOT engage with. It was like watching sewage seeping in to fill the room, but loads of people are still standing around nattering while the rising flood laps against their chins.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/violetmadder/statuses/116403430541807637https://forum.other.li/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/violetmadder/statuses/116403430541807637Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:03:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:55 GMT]]>@jwildeboer Well said!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/slashdottir/statuses/116403417639764749https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/slashdottir/statuses/116403417639764749Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:16 GMT]]>@jwildeboer ... which may also be a bit like fediverse, now that I've written it down.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403415026813076https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403415026813076Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:57:16 GMT]]>@jwildeboer

I tried to find something like astronaut with Mastodon, mastodonaut?, but I don't know.

But I like fedinaut.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/MichelPatrice/statuses/116403407211376529https://forum.other.li/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/MichelPatrice/statuses/116403407211376529Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:57:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:55:05 GMT]]>@jwildeboer my experience is in the same area (Augsburg & Munich) some ~20 years ago when a lot has been about "old boys" (and sometimes their proteges') networks and a lot of "this is how we have always done it".

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403398579052682https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/116403398579052682Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:55:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My current way to interest people to join us: The Fediverse is more like local politics, with small communities discussing things. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:49:01 GMT]]>@jwildeboer There are people who want community, and then there are people who want to monetize communities.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/116403374755174196https://forum.other.li/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/116403374755174196Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:49:01 GMT