Post APCFrvBj4NuSrpdVoG by Kye@mastodon.online
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 (DIR) Post #APCFUHqTBBQgBfQLmi by shoeberto@straylight.expectnomore.net
       2022-11-02T14:41:24Z
       
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       I remember when diaspora* got early traction back a decade+ ago, and being enthralled by the concept. When I learned about Friendica/GNU Social, decentralized social media felt like it was maturing. When Mastodon found its early footing, it started to feel inevitable.I started my instance in 2017 and, even during the slow times, I never lost that feeling. The past two waves of birdsite exodus have really felt like the start of a new chapter in all of this, where the inevitable becomes reality.
       
 (DIR) Post #APCFUSRhlb9j42vEDA by shoeberto@straylight.expectnomore.net
       2022-11-02T14:44:37Z
       
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       The new chapter isn't as much about drawing comparisons to other services or convincing people about its merits. The network is here. The community is here. The walled garden big tech sites are on fire. People are going to eject from them, and the fediverse has enough mass that we can let gravity do the work of pulling them into orbit.
       
 (DIR) Post #APCFa6wecRsO7O5t2m by sean@social.deadsuperhero.com
       2022-11-02T14:56:22.377443Z
       
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       @shoeberto it's been an amazing ride. I remember when all of this was just one little OStatus platform...
       
 (DIR) Post #APCFrvBj4NuSrpdVoG by Kye@mastodon.online
       2022-11-02T14:59:21Z
       
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       @shoeberto This really does feel different from all the past Twitter->Mastodon exoduses. All those were situational: Twitter burped, and a few tens of thousands of people showed up. This time represents a fundamental shift in the nature and operation of Twitter that no one can predict, and it seems like the flow out is steadier due to that uncertainty.People who wouldn't push past the difficulty previously are coming in and making it work because the alternative is abandoning microblogging.
       
 (DIR) Post #APCFu0pv2Zi4xqQvrs by hankg@friendica.myportal.social
       2022-11-02T14:57:33Z
       
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       I was part of the 2017 or 2018 wave over to here (I can't remember at this point). I'm one of the few that stuck around from that. It does feel different this time. The drop off hasn't been as dramatic after the first week. We are actually almost a month into it now too since it started with the news the deal was really going to go through. As I wrote on my own post on this topic today, perhaps we crossed a tipping point finally.
       
 (DIR) Post #APCFv8oEsnxVyuBZy4 by vtmicah@fosstodon.org
       2022-11-02T14:53:59Z
       
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       @shoeberto I don’t know, sometimes things burn and nothing takes it’s place for a long time , and the value is just lost.
       
 (DIR) Post #APCFv9JR0oudXemUam by shoeberto@straylight.expectnomore.net
       2022-11-02T14:57:23Z
       
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       @vtmicah true! It's not to say that *everyone* is going to jump ship here. But it doesn't really matter. The fediverse will still be here, doing its own thing, building communities, etc., regardless of what happens elsewhere. That's what I mean about gravity - people *will* be pulled in. Maybe not everyone, but we don't need everyone to thrive.