Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

  • @ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1928 days ago

    Have you ever seen a TikTok video? Why on Earth do we want that on the Fediverse? Not everything that exists deserves to be copied.

    • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      3928 days ago

      There are good short form videos. There are also bad ones. No different than long form video.

    • Chozo
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      3428 days ago

      Because wanting braindead content that you don’t have to think about or form a critical opinion over is a valid request. There’s a big reason the Fediverse doesn’t see widespread adoption: the content sucks, it’s all politics from the farther edges of every end of the spectrum and FOSSbro tech discussion that’s about as insufferable as cryptobro subreddits.

      If the Fediverse wants to attract more people, then it needs to start expanding into what those other people actually want. They don’t want to have a furry with a Stalin profile pic explain Linux kernel to them, they want to laugh at inconsequential videos of children falling into things that they can leave a “heart” on and quickly share a link to their friend with.

      • @lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org
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        -528 days ago

        If the Fediverse wants to attract more people, then it needs to start expanding into what those other people actually want.

        I’m okay with more people, but not those people. We are here in the Fediverse for some degree of quality, of which furries explaining the Linux kernel is one example of kind.

        • Chozo
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          1328 days ago

          I think you’re underestimating who “we” includes when talking about the Fediverse. Normies want a place here, too.

    • xigoi
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      -128 days ago

      Wiser words have never been spoken.

    • @code@lemmy.zip
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      -628 days ago

      Yea my first reaponse is thats something ill never want. Glad theres no ios client