Post AVEMemASh41Z28CgTo by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AVEMPsxn94SVlYB25Q by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:21:54Z
       
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       For the first time ever, I’m torn about whether I should stay on mastodon.social.Being here has given me a voice I’ve never had, to talk about a topic that I feel strongly about, and I feel I’ve made the world a slightly different place. But I also wonder if mastodon.social is becoming even more hostile to the rest of the Fediverse. Should I stay and fight? Or is this a lost cause?
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMPtbUlSDZkgkjyK by Linux_in_a_Bit@linuxrocks.online
       2023-05-02T02:34:50Z
       
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       @atomicpoet you can migrate your account to a different instance and keep your followers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMPunwIflZTZaC0W by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:27:30Z
       
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       I talk to lots of devs, server admins, and users—and the trend has been that Mastodon’s BDFL approach is actively harming the rest of the Fediverse. Community safety features haven’t been implemented in years. Aspects of ActivityPub aren’t utilized or they’re kneecapped even though they’ve been present since the very beginning. Things that are possible elsewhere on the Fediverse aren’t possible on Mastodon.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMelR5PljClOyRkm by earth_walker@mindly.social
       2023-05-02T02:24:30Z
       
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       @atomicpoet but even if you change instances, you'll retain most of your followers and everyone can still discover you on fedi.I mean, that's the point, right?
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMemASh41Z28CgTo by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:29:45Z
       
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       @earth_walker Even with followers, I will no longer have the reach. Discoverability will become harder. Not everyone will discover me.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMemiUeXFKjg7rWa by Linux_in_a_Bit@linuxrocks.online
       2023-05-02T02:37:12Z
       
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       @atomicpoet @earth_walker If you want discoverability go to Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMgtEDPhrfVhy21A by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:35:48Z
       
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       Here’s what especially bothers me. Nomadic identity already exists on the Fediverse. @evan, who co-authored ActivityPub, has said it is possible. @mike has made a protocol that does nomadic identity, and he’s building a Fediverse Identity Manager too. #Calckey allows you to not just migrate but import your posts. I wouldn’t mind mastodon.social being the default server if Mastodon has nomadic identity. But it doesn’t. On this point, even #Bluesky has an advantage here.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEMtI4uqcLu3YWxmq by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:39:47Z
       
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       I’ve said for awhile that, when it comes to the Fediverse, people have myopia regarding the possibilities of ActivityPub and are focusing too much on Mastodon. Partly, that’s because once you’re in Mastodon, it’s very hard to know about the Fediverse outside of it. As a result, people who use Mastodon think the Fediverse is Mastodon.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVENgrZJgTaoJjO8JM by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:45:14Z
       
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       We’re at the point where Mastodon clients are actively hostile about server apps that aren’t Mastodon—despite using Mastodon’s API. And it’s questionable to me whether or not Mastodon’s API should be the “standard”. The Fediverse shouldn’t be a competition. Yet, I feel the Fediverse is becoming more hostile to people who don’t use Mastodon.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVENp8LZBePSfdttbM by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T02:49:53Z
       
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       One thing that gets me is all the folks who say, “We need to spread Mastodon—and then after they join Mastodon, they’ll be sold on the Fediverse.”Frankly, I’m skeptical about that approach. I’ve looked through the stats. Few people migrate to other parts of the Fediverse after joining Mastodon. Mastodon is 80% of the Fediverse. It’s closest competitor is Misskey—and Misskey is 3% of the Fediverse. This despite that Misskey is in many ways superior to Mastodon in terms of usability.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVEPLefMey9i80ES24 by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
       2023-05-02T03:07:27Z
       
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       @Linux_in_a_Bit @earth_walker Sometimes I don’t want discoverability. That’s why I have accounts elsewhere. But this account has a purpose.