Post ASVZNOdhGY5zyECY76 by abathur@hachyderm.io
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 (DIR) Post #ASVWJj8aoPDuWYDAZc by martin@nondeterministic.computer
       2023-02-09T14:20:04Z
       
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       I wonder if Mastodon is becoming something like Linux on the Desktop: popular among a certain niche of tech enthusiasts, but unlikely to ever reach mainstream adoption because its design is optimised for the preferences of those niche users, not the mainstream
       
 (DIR) Post #ASVWJjbf4KTXyhoNsm by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-02-09T15:37:53Z
       
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       @martin I used to think that about TwitterI still have trouble believing that hashtags gained enough mainstream understanding and acceptance that they started showing up in the credits of TV shows!
       
 (DIR) Post #ASVZNOdhGY5zyECY76 by abathur@hachyderm.io
       2023-02-09T16:09:33Z
       
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       @simon @martin I started a Twitter-based literary journal back in 2009 (my last year of undergrad), and part of my hustle was trying to get adult grad-student/faculty writers to join Twitter and submit something. One of my two hardest sells got his account quickly hacked or hijacked for spam within a year, but has gone on to tweet over 1800 times. The other now has over 7000.If people continue to enjoy the experience of the network, I think it can overcome initial impressions/resistance.