Post 9nxPb2nUOK0PIIL6Qa by ThatMadSpaceman@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9nwsY36pThieuCLkHI by Gargron@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T11:49:51Z
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Hey, if you were telling your friend about Mastodon, which of its defining characteristics would you mention?
(DIR) Post #9nwsaCMi2ERqBxnnzk by maffsie@queer.party
2019-10-15T11:50:12Z
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@gargron "no nazis"
(DIR) Post #9nwsjsprV8HEW83Yjg by tzo@cybre.space
2019-10-15T11:51:56Z
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@gargron that it is the only place where you can have an actual meaningful conversation with a stranger, without them trying to sell you something <3
(DIR) Post #9nwsjwSG2plxk52lV2 by Main_Tomato@uwu.social
2019-10-15T11:52:03Z
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@Gargron Open source, decentralized, privacy respecting social media. I also tell them that they could host It themselves have control over their data and speech.
(DIR) Post #9nwskkNiPzqeaTIqMS by orangeTsar@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T11:52:08Z
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@Gargron Everyone's nice to each other
(DIR) Post #9nwsqzHNwPjWWuJkiu by valerauko@pawoo.net
2019-10-15T11:53:20Z
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@GargronWild West
(DIR) Post #9nwssEKvRdJjWBZAQq by byttyrs@radical.town
2019-10-15T11:53:28Z
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@Gargron I usually only get as far as "decentralized Twitter alternative" in terms of technical details, and then I just talk about the lefty gay corner of folks I've found on here
(DIR) Post #9nwswVkycQc8hinDKS by Torie@todon.nl
2019-10-15T11:54:16Z
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@Gargron I usually call it โgay commie adfree twitterโ and leave it at tbag
(DIR) Post #9nwsxM8VsAL39mCkEa by electroCutie@beach.city
2019-10-15T11:54:27Z
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@Gargron You aren't thrown into the shark tank with the rest of the world. The part of the fediverse that an instance interacts with is what your fellow users choose to interact withIt keeps things a lot more personal or on-topic and prevents a lot of the problems with both going viral and having to endure and endless stream of "only the most popular posts"its a community, not mass media
(DIR) Post #9nwt90tyeDIym3xqSG by diffractie@glitterkitten.co.uk
2019-10-15T11:56:04Z
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@Gargron Simply: @dirt More useful to you: I like how I know what I will see on my timeline, or any lists I create. I'm not left uncertain that I'll miss posts or being seeing someone's likes or ads, and I really value that simplicity.
(DIR) Post #9nwtABF3gmwv8INhJI by bclindner@mastodon.technology
2019-10-15T11:56:45Z
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@Gargron respects user privacy, distributed so it never really "goes down" as a whole, and most of all, again, no nazis (i expand that out to "considerably better and more conscionable moderation across the board, so long as you're on the right instance", not to toot my own horn)
(DIR) Post #9nwtD7YrpUw4aR35SC by stevenroose@x0f.org
2019-10-15T11:57:16Z
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@Gargron I usually tell them about the #Fediverse first. And then I saw #Mastodon is the software I'm using.It might seem silly, but one of the main arguments for me compared with #Twitter is that Twitter decides which tweets you see and can thus influence your and other peoples opinions. While Mastodon shows objective timelines.Another one is that your account can't be closed by whomever has power over Twitter.
(DIR) Post #9nwtDwYcEC2OkQK6ds by systunknown@social.librem.one
2019-10-15T11:57:26Z
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@Gargron I always bring up that's its decentralized and more privacy respecting and free then traditional social media.
(DIR) Post #9nwtGOKhvhEDTIz94C by Dayglochainsaw@cryptids.online
2019-10-15T11:57:52Z
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@Gargron there's not quite as much fighting but the fighting is worse because you likely already know everyone involved
(DIR) Post #9nwtHmW1VNNalIwOe0 by goat@hellsite.site
2019-10-15T11:58:06Z
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@Gargron Goat
(DIR) Post #9nwtJtdK0q3VPsMZhw by KARiley40@octodon.social
2019-10-15T11:58:30Z
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@gargron itโs moderated, so no nazis. There are trigger warnings, which people use. You can pick an instance tailored to your needs. You can choose to or not to engage beyond that instance.
(DIR) Post #9nwtNOZxPhImGHSS5g by amphetamine@slime.global
2019-10-15T11:59:08Z
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@Gargron social media with boundaries.
(DIR) Post #9nwtNqtm7bn85qwfrs by melissasage@radical.town
2019-10-15T11:59:12Z
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@Gargron gay communist website for horny computer nerds
(DIR) Post #9nwtP9vgqoS5PFSqbA by systunknown@social.librem.one
2019-10-15T11:59:27Z
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@Gargron I always bring up that's its decentralized and more privacy respecting and free then traditional social media.
(DIR) Post #9nwtWZSsJGj6d5WKY4 by LienRag@miaou.drycat.fr
2019-10-15T12:00:49Z
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@Gargron It's free as in free speech, and decentralized
(DIR) Post #9nwtbGSEPw7R7MSQRk by sheogorath@microblog.shivering-isles.com
2019-10-15T12:01:28Z
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@Gargron I do the opposite, I ask people around me, what makes them use other social media. Then ask them what they wish those social media would do (less) and finally pointing them to Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc. I guess one of the things that work best are the ability to interoperate with each other and therefore the ability to follow a Pixelfed account from Mastodon and the other way around, is considered very nice by people.
(DIR) Post #9nwthhe4EdfJBc40n2 by Thib@social.sitedethib.com
2019-10-15T11:51:50Z
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How untidy and unprofessional it is
(DIR) Post #9nwtm5xdluwJl5JU3s by yolo@anime.website
2019-10-15T12:03:41.612120Z
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@Gargron homosexuality
(DIR) Post #9nwtpXm0p2nEszWDeC by trwnh@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:04:14Z
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@Gargron "its like making your own twitter that can talk to other twitters. kinda like how email or phones work. just websites emailing each other. also its real people running it so no nazis, and reports actually lead to results, and there are no ads. but the coolest part is, like, imagine if you could use your twitter to subscribe to a youtube or comment on instagram posts. pretty cool huh"
(DIR) Post #9nwtvVf3aX4q4Z6tAu by march@marchgenso.me
2019-10-15T12:05:17.437089Z
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@Gargron I would never tell my friends about mastodon. The fediverse, however...
(DIR) Post #9nwu2elQ8wOGKaUj68 by alexbuzzbee@fosstodon.org
2019-10-15T12:06:36Z
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@Gargron Federation, compatibility with other AP servers, freedom.
(DIR) Post #9nwu4MmTySDt8Zo4TA by tuxcrafting@letsalllovela.in
2019-10-15T12:06:57.497145Z
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@Gargron software bloat :^)
(DIR) Post #9nwuAbvkYsaJrO7R8y by mike@masto.glx-consulting.com
2019-10-15T11:56:06Z
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@Gargron privacy, freedom (of speech) the floss thinking way ... self empowerment ...#itworks4me
(DIR) Post #9nwuBOWxrosEahtpoW by regularicecube@anarchism.space
2019-10-15T12:07:28Z
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@Gargron Decentralization.
(DIR) Post #9nwuH4i8TAxgrHpj60 by Flipsoi5@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:09:13Z
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@Gargron Twitter but decentralized I'd tell them. You dont have to worry about having your data resold for no apparent reason.
(DIR) Post #9nwuMpxkDSZQr4sjUO by boisdevache@guineapig.party
2019-10-15T12:09:37Z
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@Gargron general lack of pile-ons for saying anything the least bit wrong
(DIR) Post #9nwuOovX2OswDpnCcK by soh@mastodon.host
2019-10-15T12:10:30Z
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@Gargron1. The federated system.2. Open source3. You can join communities instead of instances.4. Limit of characters5. It's like a blog. [supports multiple websites in one post, pictures]
(DIR) Post #9nwuRulZmd0LCYbxku by sindastra@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:11:10Z
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@Gargron decentralized and more private.
(DIR) Post #9nwuSFs1JrdYecmuDQ by maxeddy@infosec.exchange
2019-10-15T12:11:12Z
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@Gargron Decentralized, with powerful blocking tools.
(DIR) Post #9nwuVpm0I0jUsFgEeu by amsomniac@mastodon.mit.edu
2019-10-15T12:11:52Z
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@Gargron usually either the specific instances and the different communities, or if I'm explaining what it is, I say it's like email crossed with twitter but in a pre-gmail email universe.often I just talk about the latest instance block or eduardo siddon or memes though, the platform is good because moderation and federation but the content makes the space. we could all use diaspora or scuttlebutt instead and maybe we'll do that too but right now the fediverse feels like the place to be
(DIR) Post #9nwuX4dqUixXHFSJ8K by Christ_OFF_@diaspodon.fr
2019-10-15T12:11:14Z
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@Gargron no ads
(DIR) Post #9nwuZiX79N1LZrZFPU by laser@radical.town
2019-10-15T12:12:33Z
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@Gargron how there are different instances for different subjects
(DIR) Post #9nwuZkmQnOSeXwkVYu by amsomniac@mastodon.mit.edu
2019-10-15T12:12:33Z
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@Gargron oh also a lot of people have said "no nazis" but I never want to promise that and I feel like it's better described as "the nazis have their own safe spaces you don't have to interact with"
(DIR) Post #9nwuuSw4Kv6JHf8Kqe by datenschutzratgeber@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:16:20Z
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@Gargron It respects your privacy and doesn't sell your data. You can trust it because it's open source and anyone can host it on his/her own domain - you can even host your own instance just for yourself, so there's no privacy risk at all. Best of all, you can see all posts even if they are in an instance other than your own! Just amazing!
(DIR) Post #9nwv3EIW84hMUWoQj2 by _@abolish.social
2019-10-15T12:17:08Z
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@Gargron people will fav your lyricposting
(DIR) Post #9nwvD0syqhwLn6X6h6 by Benetako_Arkatiur@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:19:40Z
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@Gargron Fediverse. The Three Timelines (who cares about notification column).
(DIR) Post #9nwvISJCJq9QI0OIqW by snder@quey.org
2019-10-15T12:20:22Z
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That it's decentralized and open source software ๐ @Gargron
(DIR) Post #9nwvZD9ttp4OE3236W by KARiley40@octodon.social
2019-10-15T12:23:41Z
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@gargron oh. Got another one. I find people interact here a lot more. Also, you canโt see โlikesโ, unless you click on a post. Reposts are the way to show your love. And no repost with comments. So if you want to comment, it must go with the original post.
(DIR) Post #9nwvlUSfOVFnMcfHVY by Gargron@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:25:55Z
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@Torie Damn you tbag them? I did not expect that from you Torie. Big gamer energy
(DIR) Post #9nww6drpcPMAcJWOFE by aldersprig@tootplanet.space
2019-10-15T12:29:38Z
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@Gargron (wow, reading the first two screens of replies and mine aren't ANY of those)* Content warnings mean you can choose what you interact with. * Ditto image hiding, both from the tooter and on your timeline.* Because you choose your instance, you can have moderation that WORKS the way you want it to. If I get past that, it's:* look, 500 characters is a lot! Without being overwhelming. * Timeline that moves actually linearly and not in re. algorithms. * no ads.
(DIR) Post #9nwwOmdtjNfN2seeDQ by shesgabrielle@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:33:00Z
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@Gargron The thing I like about it is you don't get stiffed by the algorithm (people actually can see your posts) and image/video quality+display of uploads is very good. Other people ^ have covered the rest here. 'Like how the internet used to be' also makes sense as a description.
(DIR) Post #9nwwPNtREZ58ZnD54i by wtfgraciano@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:33:07Z
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@Gargron if they are a twitter user, tell about "delete and redraft" button hahahaha
(DIR) Post #9nwwWHIi8u0u9pJnFY by aldersprig@tootplanet.space
2019-10-15T12:34:19Z
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@Gargron Also* (trivial but awesome: custom emoji!)
(DIR) Post #9nwwedpwEqNYMsqdxQ by shawneric2@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:35:51Z
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@Gargron Honestly, the Mastodon community surprised me. It's far more left-leaning than I expected to begin with, but that's fine. The plus is: it's moderated, so "no nazis" etc., but it's also not moderated, i.e. "mass bullying" seems to be allowed. If someone doesn't like something someone else says, the community screenshots comments, and promotes mass bullying tactics to win over competing intellectual thought. So, it might be "moderated" but it seems to be full of bully's too.
(DIR) Post #9nwwp6ChcncPF8TyPA by shawneric2@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:37:45Z
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@Gargron Aside from the mastodon community base, as for the Mastodon Software itself, I find it amazing. Decentralized, privacy based and capable of a lot of inginuity and building. Also, it is one of the easier decentralized social media platforms to actually install and setup. SOOO much easier than the likes of Diaspora.
(DIR) Post #9nwwpB9LEitua9wrMO by joachim@boitam.eu
2019-10-15T12:27:13Z
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@Gargron Hyperlinks are not underlined (my friend works in web accessibility and is as horrified as I am about this characteristic).
(DIR) Post #9nwwzEaVJBnu8oRqgy by skysailor@tootplanet.space
2019-10-15T12:38:45Z
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@Gargron CWs
(DIR) Post #9nwxJPKp3paBGRjUQq by Parnikkapore@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:43:15Z
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@Gargron "Twitter but for humans that are not brands"Alternatively: "Discord servers running Twitter'
(DIR) Post #9nwxLts8UjjaYMVGjo by Gynux@the.goofs.space
2019-10-15T12:43:44Z
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@Gargron - your content is yours, you do not have to give up any rights to the platform.- It's not a commercial project, so your data will not be sold to anyone.- No money driven algorithm, so no one can buy their way to a better visibility, everyone gets equal chances.- You really see what you want to see, not what someone else want you to see.- Considering that opening FB makes my fan go crazy and masto do not, I'd say it's more eco friendly too ;)
(DIR) Post #9nwxmjuTdsKJTUOdPM by Alex83@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:48:32Z
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@Gargron I'd say: "Mastodon is one of the *few* places on the Internet where you can *freely* communicate."Of course, such an opportunity should be supported by donations.
(DIR) Post #9nwyKEsVWXrt4qRtCK by NetMassimo@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T12:54:35Z
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@Gargron the multicolumn UI.
(DIR) Post #9nwzVqkr8jb3glyDui by FiXato@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T13:07:55Z
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@Gargronโข content warningsโข image descriptionsโข moderated instancesโข a community that tends to have a less enraging and more engaging atmosphereโข a non-algorithmic timeline; just a chronological feed and no promoted crapโข open protocolโข full support for third party clients
(DIR) Post #9nwzyPFYTtr8mXwjVA by carolinagiorno@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T13:13:03Z
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@Gargron cats/ads ration tends to infinity
(DIR) Post #9nx0DQvEXvNYJPbfDk by jasper@mastodon.nl
2019-10-15T13:15:40Z
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@Gargron no, the tusks.
(DIR) Post #9nx0IZNaWt0fzRJnZA by sky@lgbt.io
2019-10-15T13:16:39Z
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@Gargron How it's a lot easier than Twitter, Tumblr et al to avoid the firehose and not have to be bothered by assholes/choose who you hang out with but without having to lock down your entire account/generally curate your experience
(DIR) Post #9nx0nyNDeUaWU77Uno by yuduki@aria.company
2019-10-15T13:22:27.111666Z
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@maffsie @Gargron sieg
(DIR) Post #9nx0zlJy0TKlTiDiim by maffsie@queer.party
2019-10-15T13:23:54Z
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@yuduki @gargron no
(DIR) Post #9nx0zmDcfXqyGKGATI by yuduki@aria.company
2019-10-15T13:24:34.049109Z
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@maffsie @Gargron pfft
(DIR) Post #9nx1ZrVMUcEH58lQC8 by Louisa@mastodon.xyz
2019-10-15T13:30:56Z
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@Gargron no ads is always #1
(DIR) Post #9nx1vMivcK7tzEMZuK by adamk678@mastodon.art
2019-10-15T13:34:54Z
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@Gargron CW is probably the most significant feature for me and my friends
(DIR) Post #9nx29fWsUkWkMiXyls by abhijith@social.targaryen.house
2019-10-15T13:37:28Z
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@Main_Tomato @Gargron That's what I say.
(DIR) Post #9nx2QDe7PvwyoHpFVA by franciecashman@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T13:40:30Z
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@Gargron The lack of hot takes, and the lack of people vying to deliver the crushing "hot take".
(DIR) Post #9nx2ZMdLN5ERI4p8Vs by wingedseahorse@queer.party
2019-10-15T13:42:03Z
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@gargron "it's like Twitter but a little quieter. You choose the community you want to be part of. And since each server is run by users themselves it's ad free and nazi free."
(DIR) Post #9nx3ZOr9CvV28crSzI by adamk678@mastodon.art
2019-10-15T13:53:21Z
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@Gargron That there's actual moderators doing good work on most servers
(DIR) Post #9nx44iXS4xeC9ua9uC by zonkerz@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T13:58:59Z
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@Gargron Its distributed nature. One of the defining and least appreciated characteristics of the original internet.
(DIR) Post #9nx4O16DIM5zE42o8O by pmort@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T14:02:29Z
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@Gargron it is decentralized.
(DIR) Post #9nx4QhgRwDiPsWH5f6 by dpwiz@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T14:02:58Z
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@Gargron perpetual hosted party crawling
(DIR) Post #9nx5DQlBeFWva2j1xw by seanpaxson@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T14:10:54Z
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(DIR) Post #9nx5DvvXlnEaF8oEue by alexesc@social.librem.one
2019-10-15T14:11:54Z
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@Gargron it's like the old Internet when finding a new site was existing and not just another banner asking you to accept their cookie policy.It's jus fun. Discovery kind of fun.
(DIR) Post #9nx5FbCnmdEwYUfyc4 by alexesc@social.librem.one
2019-10-15T14:12:11Z
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@Gargron it's like the old Internet when finding a new site was existing and not just another banner asking you to accept their cookie policy.It's jus fun. Discovery kind of fun.
(DIR) Post #9nx5NgsGah5qSAvfIe by alexesc@social.librem.one
2019-10-15T14:13:39Z
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@Gargron it's like the old Internet when finding a new site was exciting and not just another banner asking you to accept their cookie policy.It's jus fun. Discovery kind of fun.
(DIR) Post #9nx5pKbWz28RUcHVB2 by jeybe@social.tchncs.de
2019-10-15T14:18:37Z
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@gargronFederation.
(DIR) Post #9nx6dl5OnbRQ6UIUjI by zloygik@mastodon.ml
2019-10-15T14:27:02Z
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@Gargron Instances blocking each other left and right? ๐ค
(DIR) Post #9nx7005lgi790y4lG4 by DialMforMara@wandering.shop
2019-10-15T14:30:58Z
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@GargronContent warnings and image descriptions
(DIR) Post #9nx72eonEvZlu6P2Cu by dgoldsmith@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T14:32:15Z
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@Gargron Real moderation (no nazis/bullying), non-commercial (no ads), federation (distributed ownership, resilience)
(DIR) Post #9nx7BaGZX7NaOOeWmW by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-10-15T14:33:42Z
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@Gargron brutaldon / alternate front end support.
(DIR) Post #9nx7hGNZ0bwjyp1qLo by moritzdietz@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T14:39:35Z
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@Gargron No Ads, chronological timeline, feature set currently available, feature added over time and on continuous basis (at least this seems to me to be the case).Only current downside is that it seems to be difficult to see trends or people to follow that are of interest.Maybe I got this wrong or was taught by Twitter how I think this should be. Here it's just different I guess.
(DIR) Post #9nx8LzqxMAlibBCTDs by kaezarrex@fosstodon.org
2019-10-15T14:46:54Z
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@Gargron PWA!
(DIR) Post #9nx8vt9fjmnOFY4Kno by eel@sunbeam.city
2019-10-15T14:53:27Z
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@Gargron #ballsack
(DIR) Post #9nx9Zt6ZLJszg5gsHA by morix@loci.onl
2019-10-15T15:00:35Z
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@Gargron 1. Content Warnings (I am still surprised every time I see posts on FB which start with a CW then a bunch of lines with . . . to hit the more tag)2. Self ownership/determination (of content, of algorithmic filtering of posts, of front ends)3. Weirdos
(DIR) Post #9nx9dH5QdVkgvMlvea by Nikolai_Kingsley@dobbs.town
2019-10-15T15:01:17Z
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@Gargron Bunes.
(DIR) Post #9nxAHi6raHW0JniyRs by kitchen@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:08:36Z
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@Gargron no ads, no bullshit
(DIR) Post #9nxAOff9541wkw4wDo by BernieOrVest@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:09:51Z
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@Gargron It's hard to choose one! Besides Mastodon's "no nazis" policy, I'd have to say "every toot is seen equally". The absence of algorithms (such as Twitter uses) makes Mastodon a much more organic social network. Thanks for doing what you do, Eugen. :pensive_party_blob:
(DIR) Post #9nxB7KayFsyyRqQCeG by LuigiEsq@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:17:56Z
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@Gargron depends on who I was recommending it to, but if it were, like, a friend or peer, I'd mention that it's a generally left-leaning space with a highly customizable experience re: blocks/mutes/filters/instance-hopping. A lot more homey than Twitter.
(DIR) Post #9nxBAC4AQGVUreRWEK by BernieOrVest@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:18:27Z
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@Gargron It's hard to choose one! I'd have to say "every toot is seen equally". The absence of algorithms (such as Twitter uses) makes Mastodon a much more organic social network. Thanks for doing what you do, Eugen. :pensive_party_blob:
(DIR) Post #9nxBSAGPrYDyUEk1z6 by doctorflappy@anticapitalist.party
2019-10-15T15:21:06Z
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@Gargron was gunna answer sarcastically, but honestly:No NazisNo AdsNo Promoted TootsAnd you don't feel like you are going to be banned or live in fear of being banned.
(DIR) Post #9nxBhoAxkkDecDeN9c by cyberabiku@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:24:31Z
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@Gargron Is "uniqueness" a defining characteristic, or "not like any other"? That's what I told to everyone...
(DIR) Post #9nxC71bEyqwjUKxvc0 by Seraphi@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:28:55Z
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@Gargron It's like Twitter but better and run by whoever wants to set up a server instead of a giant evil megacorp
(DIR) Post #9nxEB9xE3miaSyLeme by rhapsodos@mamot.fr
2019-10-15T15:52:11Z
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@Gargron you can discuss and choose what content you want and don't want instead of relying on a shitty algorithm scraping your data
(DIR) Post #9nxEPEuwP6bzugzevQ by kam4x@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:54:39Z
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@Gargron That I can own my data on my own server if I want to
(DIR) Post #9nxEZZ9G2aLBYQc85w by muraii@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T15:56:37Z
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@Gargron I *just* did this the other day, and really leaned on the fact that the instance administrator(s) can choose to federate or not with other instances. This spirit is also reflected in some Mastodon client developers making principled choices, too. It's a wonderful feature.
(DIR) Post #9nxEuWf4TwdDvGUNWq by jmdev@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T16:00:22Z
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@Gargron Decentralisation.
(DIR) Post #9nxFAor2bmKYyrrCPQ by Sujee@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T16:03:22Z
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@Gargron decentralized and a really good place to find and know really cool, good and open hearted people
(DIR) Post #9nxIQ9Ix9nFAc0ujqq by mostachin@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T16:39:46Z
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@Main_Tomato @GargronThis :D
(DIR) Post #9nxIjEGMwj5vUZnsZ6 by phathurkryme@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T16:43:11Z
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@Gargron Decentralized open source social networking.I don't go into any details about the possibility of it respecting privacy, freedom of speech, or non-commercial, as the software itself may be free, but in the end each instance is governed independently. Unless you run your own instance, there's still a certain level of trust you need to have with the operator.
(DIR) Post #9nxJMoIgtT4kYPlNsu by Cunnylicker@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T16:50:21Z
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@Gargron not sure yet as I am just trying to work out how it works lol
(DIR) Post #9nxKrhjPT1LT6zYXa4 by Bluedepth@mastodon.technology
2019-10-15T17:07:08Z
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@Gargron Lack of Nazis.
(DIR) Post #9nxM4cywXKkS6HY2BE by SunScales@comicscamp.club
2019-10-15T17:19:03Z
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@Gargron I tend to pitch it as the feel of a 00's community forum, but in a more twitter-y format
(DIR) Post #9nxPb2nUOK0PIIL6Qa by ThatMadSpaceman@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T17:59:28Z
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@Gargron No advertisements or corporate meddling in general due to its decentralized nature. Along with that the lack of an algorithm means that conversations can happen more organically without an echo chamber.
(DIR) Post #9nxRX4Pidetj3eSCaO by tchambers@indieweb.social
2019-10-15T18:20:56Z
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@Gargron Open, decentralized, better moderation of content than Twitter/FB as it is handled at a more local instance level...
(DIR) Post #9nxRqBKN9pjA0E4AGu by darkshark@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T18:24:41Z
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@Gargron You don't pay with your Data. Its decentralized - you can host it yourself, it is just awesome! :)
(DIR) Post #9nxTdoQ0htZfNuvtR2 by tobiaalberti@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T18:45:27Z
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@Gargron I think I would lead with the fact that Mastodon isnโt privacy-invasive/surveillance-based, that itโs decentralised, and that itโs federated. A privacy-respecting universe of universes of some sort, where people can just pick the instance they feel they belong to.
(DIR) Post #9nxUyjWUCgRkEkV9mK by christopher_tyre@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T19:00:29Z
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@Main_Tomato @Gargron Same. But most friends don't care cause they're so attached to those apps. Oh well their lost.
(DIR) Post #9nxbf9J5KUeU5jqG6y by retroartdt@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T20:15:23Z
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@Gargron that i can't open toots with their discussion thread in a new tab or from anywhere else except from the home/local/fed. feed.
(DIR) Post #9nxgx0ckqlKk96NUMi by tmo@mastodon.technology
2019-10-15T21:14:33Z
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@Gargron - Like Twitter in design, but nothing like Twitter- friendly, open, accepting, good people- a lot of genuine social interaction- decentralized- no ads or data theftEtc :)
(DIR) Post #9nxi7rg8Y6xfXdhTFo by Aster32X@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T21:27:15Z
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@GargronYou can actually download videos from within Mastodon, which completely eliminates those obnoxious this_vid replies which are too common on twitter
(DIR) Post #9nxjWhCWk2M4EvFqaW by gnomon@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T21:43:28Z
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@Gargron content warnings, image descriptions, federation (usually described as "mods who care and also actually exist"), that auto-OCR thingy, and the culture that has decided that these things matter and should be used.And the absence of a business model based on betraying user trust in tiny little tranches doled out in frog-boiling increments.
(DIR) Post #9nxnbtSazOgXWdVL3w by Gregvan@mastodon.social
2019-10-15T22:29:14Z
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@Gargron Too Much Censorship on Facebook. They threw me off once and threaten to throw me off about once a month... SOME WORDS are forbidden! "Towelhead" and "Turk" are considered Hatespeech..
(DIR) Post #9nxruM9hRJ3jYEj1nc by TheKuroKuma@mastodon.thekurokuma.net
2019-10-15T23:17:23Z
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@Gargron Edit toots, content/spoiler warning, chronological feed, and no ads!
(DIR) Post #9ny44vkp8bOYIwtlGy by dustin@linernotes.club
2019-10-16T01:26:16Z
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@Gargron itโs by humans, for humans, and will never make a buck.
(DIR) Post #9ny6PsCVkCrlH0xkzw by wowaname@anime.website
2019-10-16T02:00:03.749969Z
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@maffsie @Gargron @yuduki :natsee:
(DIR) Post #9ny6TsrtClK2VAEIvQ by Ricotta@pl.765racing.com
2019-10-16T02:00:45.490226Z
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@Gargron The fact that its entire userbase is trannies, faggots, and Japanese pedophiles.
(DIR) Post #9ny798vCQJtAABS4Dw by dustboxed727@mastodon.social
2019-10-16T02:08:08Z
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@Gargron You can type what actually happened without running out of characters.
(DIR) Post #9nyTZ9obvArPSKBCNM by Vanege@mastodon.social
2019-10-16T06:19:21Z
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@Gargron It is available in Esperanto
(DIR) Post #9nya7vXFbaFz1m1RjM by Numan@mastodon.social
2019-10-16T07:32:51Z
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@Gargron Good interface easy to understand better than twitter, good for old men like me!
(DIR) Post #9nzrMZbrIcQRkUhuls by alex@spinster.xyz
2019-10-16T22:20:46Z
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@Gargron The censorship
(DIR) Post #9o0IycryKD0Lcrc6Hg by mewmew@blob.cat
2019-10-17T03:30:11.929753Z
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@trwnh @Gargron Is "no Nazis" really a selling-point when there are instances filled with Nazis like pieville.net?Maybe "community-based moderation" would work better so people understand that while Nazis are out there, your community can ban them.(I feel like the "no Nazis" pitch has created a huge cultural conflict in the Fediverse)
(DIR) Post #9o0JJzq07nigwRsjfU by redneonglow@neckbeard.xyz
2019-10-17T03:34:03.287162Z
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@mewmew @trwnh @Gargron If Fediverse developers would avoid trying to save the world and instead work on actual software development, there would be a greater reason for more people to use the Fediverse for free speech and corporate profit. As a political organization rather than a software company, the Fediverse scares potential users away.
(DIR) Post #9o0K8FizKdaCh2Z8LY by redneonglow@neckbeard.xyz
2019-10-17T03:43:08.198393Z
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@mewmew @Gargron @trwnh Honestly, software like Mastodon and Pleroma could find great popularity among small churches. But given that Mastodon and Pleroma come with an agenda attached, much of which would be hostile to a small church, this results in less people using the Fediverse.
(DIR) Post #9o0KanmOJI0YQ9lqO8 by dielan@shitposter.club
2019-10-17T03:48:18.197831Z
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@redneonglowYou think those two perojects will even be the two main contenders 5 or 10 years from now?Decentralization wont go away, eventually a software for that use case will exist and it might not even exist today outside an idea in somebodys head.All the bullshit about the devs-like-celebrities gossip and hidden agendas is fleeting. Other projects and other devs will take their place eventually. Its not really worth space in your brain. Just let them do their thing and ride it out with the people you care about. @mewmew @trwnh
(DIR) Post #9o0Kh7PwD4y142HRoW by mewmew@blob.cat
2019-10-17T03:49:26.701670Z
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@dielan @redneonglow I think Pleroma will exist in ten years, due to its project philosophy.
(DIR) Post #9o0LakTkgKLy8dah6G by dielan@shitposter.club
2019-10-17T03:59:29.527572Z
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@mewmewProbably will. And its competiton might be totally differentAs for the example at hand with small Christian churches, they would probably just use Gab Social or a fork of it that does not yet exist. Its got built in "pro accounts" where you can pay the admin (its all built in and doesnt go thru gab - the company - at all) and get whatever "pro" means to that server. Churches primarily survive on donations from the people attending, who are religiously compelled to be generous (or for the tax breaks and they don't wanna do a real charity instead) so a church with a gab social server could easily get their while church on it and con them into paying. Easy@redneonglow
(DIR) Post #9o0LnEM3Qi5qGtwTYm by Jojothegoodperson@freespeechextremist.com
2019-10-17T04:01:45.708909Z
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(DIR) Post #9o0MHge4oIKGhWtWls by redneonglow@neckbeard.xyz
2019-10-17T04:07:15.164310Z
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@dielan @mewmew I'm more referring to smaller non-denominational churches. They tend to be more conservative, and open-source would be better due to lower costs. But instead they have to seek out like-minded companies like Gab and pay proprietary licensing fees.If Mastodon and Pleroma canned the political correctness and instead started marketing to evangelical churches or smaller nonprofits, there would be more opportunities in terms of both new Fediverse users and funding.