I think the ubiquity is what did it. When it becomes commoditized, the only way to differentiate is to be seriously good (see Kitchenaide).

Just highlighting the above, and adding, that as a new user in his first day of Apollo detox, I needed that to feel like I have a direction.

I had to delete Apollo. I thought I could stay strong in solidarity but damn …

I am a longtime lurker going back ten years. I probably could count the number of posts on two hands. What worries me is being able to make the switch to the fediverse as a concept. Just hoping Lemmy is the right choice for now.

We are sliding into dark times

What kind of timeline should we expect up here