Post AP9c8Ye3ki1LOLLavw by james@ruby.social
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 (DIR) Post #AP9c8YD7MsTC2mk4wK by katafrakt@ruby.social
       2022-10-31T23:38:43Z
       
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       I think there is a slight problem with how Fediverse servers are marketed to new users. It makes them feel like it's a bigger deal than it actually is.When they see "instance for people who love fishing" they kind of think that you are only allowed to post about fish. While in fact this is just a small fish badge next to their handle and they can still do whatever they want (within reasonable limits).
       
 (DIR) Post #AP9c8Ye3ki1LOLLavw by james@ruby.social
       2022-11-01T08:24:58Z
       
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       @katafrakt this is fair. What I would say though is that it’s easier to discover other users on your same instance, and so if you did pick a fishing one you’d find it easier to find folk with that shared interest.But to be clear, non-#ruby topics - and people - are very welcome here!
       
 (DIR) Post #AP9kPKm7NCiUvlcwKW by katafrakt@ruby.social
       2022-11-01T09:57:40Z
       
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       @james Yes, it's true. Also, for that I would love to see a possibility to "subscribe" to other instance's local timeline in the app (like adding a new column in tweetdeck). So far I haven't seen this anywhere and it probably would make the server choice less "final".
       
 (DIR) Post #AP9wTIU91mxWR9sOdk by james@ruby.social
       2022-11-01T12:12:50Z
       
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       @katafrakt that would be neat. And I think relatively easy for a client to implement, since it's just the "public" view of an instance (e.g. the toots shown at fosstodon.org/public). That said, I haven't looked at the APIs...