I remember a while ago I saw a TikTok but for fediverse and also an instagram. What other cool programs are there for the fediverse?
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Bookwyrm! It’s for discussing, reviewing and tracking books. It’s still beta but I’ve been enjoying it for years now.
Why this over hardcover?
Never heard of it, what’s that?
Yep super promising and necessary for anyone rightly not wanting to use amazon current problem is duplicates and lack of content.
Lack of content is always relative of course, I’d say there’s some genres that are well represented where you can find reviews for most books. My timeline is everything but empty as well.
Duplication is a thing. It isn’t super annoying for most users though. Find any copy of your book and start reading.
Use the same logic we do for the rest of the fediverse. You’re not making “the world’s bookstore” you’re making a collection of books that’s can’t be found elsewhere. I think it can be useful for people with particular literary or historical tastes
Bookwyrm has a list feature and there’s already plenty list for like queer sci-fi, solarpunk and other “niche” genres. Not sure how fediverse-exclusive these are though.
Sure but think of those are subsections within a small bookstore. You could make them curated lists of fiction subgenres, or explorations of specific historical periods or authors. I think the detail & specificity gives it an edge over just browsing Goodreads with https://libredirect.io/ or Internet Archive or Anna’s etcetera
That’s what happens already when people create lists for their own interests. Plenty nerds on bookwyrm curating books for their interests.
Well maybe once there is a truly giant instance set up, but I think it would be better to curate considering the state of publishing lmao? 95% of new books = slop
I’ve been meaning to join bookwyrm, but can never decide what instance to join, so I keep putting it off.
You can move later and also export and import your reviews.
I run https://wyrms.de/, feel free to join.
Funhole isn’t exactly hidden but you might not see it if your instance isn’t federated to it.
It’s just always funny to see. Usually some topical and surrealist humor with the comment section full of
THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING WITH THE CONTENT MMMM YES THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS CONTENT THIS IS VERY GOOD CONTENT THANK YOU FOR COMPLIMENTING MY CONTENT
no phones, just vibes and people being goobers in the moment
CUM
Link?
Sorry. It’s funhole@Lemmy.sdf.org
Funhole isn’t exactly hidden but you might not see it if your instance isn’t federated to it.
Not only have I not seen it, I can’t even find it when I go looking for it.
I’m always searching to expand my feed, so it usually goes from “hidden gem” to completely normal!
That said, I find that the “scaled” search option is excellent upon making such discoveries…
not sure she’s hidden anymore, but @violet08@lemmy.world
This isn’t what I asked. I don’t care for shitpost
oh, you mean what are some good federated apps? like peertube instead of youtube, etc.?
Yes
have you tried searching for your answer?
I found this post, for example: https://lemmyverse.link/feddit.uk/post/280651
Wow this is cool. Why is nextcloud there and where is masstadon. Do you recommend any?
For Mastodon: https://joinmastodon.org/
Nextcloud is included because it’s part of the fediverse: https://nextcloud.com/blog/federation-a-foundational-concept-for-digital-sovereignty/
For federated apps, I really like Lemmy itself for text discussions, and PeerTube for video. The cool thing about the fediverse is you actually own your content and can move instances without losing your audience. It’s like the opposite of the social media trap where you build an audience but don’t own any of it. I’m working on something similar called The Zeitgeist Experiment - mapping public opinion via email to cut through the algorithmic noise. Not federated, but same spirit of reclaiming thoughtful discourse from engagement-optimized platforms.
What does it do?
