Is “Balkanizing”’a better term?
Comment on The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
“Splintering” sounds kinda negative, which bothers me. It’s a good thing if there’s less in the way of walled garden monopolies.
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 1 week ago
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Actually, it does sound more neutral to my ear, but I don’t know why considering it’s from the damn breakup of Yugoslavia, which ended with a genocide.
lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Agreed - it’s more like diversification, or “not putting all egg-users in the same basket-platform”.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 week ago
Diversification is definitely a better word