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How can you explain the Fediverse to someone? (media.kbin.run)

submitted 1 year ago by SamXavia@kbin.run to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If you where to try and explain the Fediverse to someone, how would you explain it with it's different instances? As well as explain why it is better in some ways for the future of the Internet?

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[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It's built upon communities that can congregate in one area and engage with other communities.
It's not run by Wall Street or billionaire backed entities so the platform lacks an algorithm designed to keep your attention to show you ads.
It's new, lacks the shine and polish of established platforms, and there's a bit of friction with on-boarding and usage.