Hi folks – giving you an update on our new scifi community: Fedia.Io. This comes on the heels of three months of frustration as we waited to find out what was going on with Kbin.social. Join me for some notes/backstory:
Thirteen months ago – almost to the day – we received word that the Reddit Blackout would signal major discord in the overall community. They survived – to a point – but the seeds of destruction in Reddit continue to fester. Whether they ever heal, that’s anybody’s guess. I’m about scifi – the Reddit platform drama falls under ‘not my circus, not my monkeys.’
I’ve been building the Kbin.social/m/scifi community ever since, posting new content, engaging with people and championing it wherever possible. Imagine my frustration when Kbin pooped the bed, went offline, and seems unlikely to ever return:
What do? We find a new home. The scifi community needs a place to talk in common. Reddit is still circling the drain, so we can’t go back. Thankfully, the Fediverse is both deep and wide. Fedia.io seems like the next best option based on active users and I’m pleased to say – via the Fediverse – that most of the same content we posted on Kbin is over there. Huzzah!
So while Kbin’s failure is disappointing, we don’t have to despair. Science fiction as a community, as a genre? That’s what matters – not platforms. We can find good things to do. All of us must embrace strength, not rigidity. Don’t fight to preserve ideologies, institutions, or platforms if they aren’t strong enough to help the people they serve. If an institution is strong enough to be defended, it’s strong enough to defend itself. Home is where your people are.
The Kbin is Dead – Long Live the Fedia!
