Post AVGCd3INQq3aLiMh5k by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AVFrBPtth8qvJPtcJM by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-05-02T19:52:38Z
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The re-brand of the Fediverse as "Mastodon" has created big problems -- problems that were both predictable and preventable.For one thing, the honeymoon period for Mastodon is over.People aren't willing to ignore its flaws anymore because it's the one alternative to Twitter that has traction.Now people want creature comforts.But guess what? Because the entirety of the Fediverse is branded as "Mastodon", people are more likely to migrate to Bluesky than elsewhere on the Fediverse.
(DIR) Post #AVFrBQa5AIb3QFdJ44 by zleap@qoto.org
2023-05-02T19:54:29Z
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@atomicpoet Agreed, we need to replace Mastodon reference with FediverseI just made a blog post for tomorow where I have done just that as I added a link to the NASA account as they posted a link about black holes.
(DIR) Post #AVGCd1XXxT0EuBRmSW by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-05-02T19:54:56Z
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To be sure, I'm trying to do my part by hosting servers that are an alternative to Mastodon, and banging the drum about the rest of the Fediverse.But the stats don't lie.Once people arrive to Mastodon, they're unlikely to try the rest of the Fediverse because Mastodon does a bad job letting people know that the Fediverse is bigger than Mastodon.So what happens when Mastodon experiences detraction?People simply leave the Fediverse.
(DIR) Post #AVGCd2LAywhZO6fPoe by dans_root@mastodon.social
2023-05-02T20:22:26Z
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@atomicpoet Mastodon became popular with the Twitter Exodus. I am here for 5 years now, but used it only rarely when it was a cosy little nerd community. I thinks the different #Fediverse services should try to target people to leave the commercial networks and join the corresponding #Fediverse services, like:Twitter => #MastodonFacebook => #Diaspora (is this still a thing?)Instagram => #PixelfedEach of them is different, but all of them become more interesting when more people are on them
(DIR) Post #AVGCd338LVrbaREWKe by sowth@linuxrocks.online
2023-05-02T23:54:46Z
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@dans_rootI thought Friendica was the facebook equivalent. At least I keep hearing about it. I haven't tried it though, since facebook isn't really my thing.@atomicpoet
(DIR) Post #AVGCd3INQq3aLiMh5k by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-05-02T19:57:25Z
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I know a lot of you like Mastodon, and I'm not telling you to *not* like it.What I'm saying is that no platform can be all things to all people, especially with functionality that's as purposely limited as Mastodon.So instead of making people feel bad because they can't do what they want on Mastodon, it's an altogether *better* idea to recommend another Fediverse service.
(DIR) Post #AVGsCOJtLrf3oN2k3k by dans_root@mastodon.social
2023-05-03T07:40:32Z
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@sowth @atomicpoet I was never on Facebook, because of its privacy practices, and because I don’t like to talk about myself and my life. So I am quite happy here, just commenting about this and that.But it might help if there would be some kind of overview which #fediverse platform serves for which kind of purpose, for those folks who are not familiar with all of them.I hear new names, like #calckey, but have no idea what’s it about and what the difference to #Mastodon is.
(DIR) Post #AVGsyOfPMf9wmtzwlk by sowth@linuxrocks.online
2023-05-03T07:49:15Z
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@dans_root Maybe fediverse.info will cure your confusion.https://fediverse.info/explore/projects
(DIR) Post #AVGuryPAIDkzVaSuYa by dans_root@mastodon.social
2023-05-03T08:10:28Z
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@sowth Thanks! I understand the general principle, but I don’t know why I would want to switch from #mastodon to #calckey or #friendica or #pleroma or whatever, unless it’s FOMO or just the wish to foster decentralization even further. Maybe I need a #Mastodon account and some of the above because they serve different purposes?!People are lazy and if something works well, then why change? Do I support the idea of decentralization when I have a Mastodon and Calckey account?
(DIR) Post #AVHun69wEGSdGhyj7A by sowth@linuxrocks.online
2023-05-03T19:44:19Z
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@dans_rootI haven't had an account on most of these systems, but I've read alot about them and looked at some of their public facing feeds. So my thoughts may not be 100% accurate...Basically, mastodon and pleroma are quite similar. Pleroma even has an optional mastodon front end, so it can look like masto. The main difference is the communities and technical features--pleroma uses less resources etcPeertube is video hosting like youtube. Lemmy is essentially a reddit clone--people post links/pictures and others up/down vote it and have real threaded discussions about what was posted. Writefreely/plume are long form blogging. Pixelfed is an Instagram clone--you take pictures with an app and it instantly posts them.Wordpress has an activitypub plugin floating around and is apparently working on making ap native to its software.
(DIR) Post #AVJ4XrHGTEWNT9jkrg by dans_root@mastodon.social
2023-05-04T09:08:15Z
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@sowth Thanks for your summary. That matches my (basic) understanding. What I don't understand is when people often refer to as #Mastodon should not be understood as the #Fediverse (clear) and people should go elsewhere for decentralisation.This might be true for a specific service like Mastodon, where you might say "don't use the largest instance, go elsewhere". But if I like the way information and interaction goes on Mastodon, then other services are no replacement but serve other purposes.