Post APrmxQr8PRzcP42q0W by techsquidtv@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #APrmxQr8PRzcP42q0W by techsquidtv@fosstodon.org
       2022-11-22T15:44:30Z
       
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       If we all have an invested interest in growing the mastodon network, what steps could we collectively take to compete against the big platforms? I love open source and I love the idea of decentralization. I also know and understand it is NOT what the average user wants because it trades efficiency and free service for "freedom"Users don't want to have to worry about pissing off their instance owner but also don't want to pay to host themselves, nor is that even easy to do.This is hard to fix
       
 (DIR) Post #APrmxRUU39T6N6SGLA by paul@notnull.click
       2022-11-22T15:53:29.779346Z
       
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       @techsquidtv my questions would be "why do we need to compete?"We can exist alongside each other, and have done for many years. The amount of people doesn't matter, the quality of the conversation does. if people want to be here, great, if not, fine. Forcing people to join makes us no better than BigTech platforms, allowing people to join when they want to makes this a much happier place for all.
       
 (DIR) Post #AProMmUjC8A6hxDQ0m by techsquidtv@fosstodon.org
       2022-11-22T16:06:38Z
       
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       @paul I think it is in our best interest to ensure we are interacting with all walks of life and not just the technical and security minded folks, or fringes of certain communities. Both for our own experience and selfishly for our own reach. If only "one" type of person uses Mastodon we might as well effectively be shouting into the void. I want to make sure when I share a message it is seen by anyone and everyone.Maybe it's for safety too. Maybe it's to keep "freedom"  alive.
       
 (DIR) Post #AProMmtXhs0lwupEgq by paul@notnull.click
       2022-11-22T16:09:18.181898Z
       
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       @techsquidtv I do agree with you, but I don't see that as a need for competition. ActivityPub is an established standard which in reality would be simple for BigTech platforms to implement (Tumblr is a great example right now).That's the future we should be looking for, not a competitive one.A place where people on any platform can talk to anyone else... :-)