Post Ao1gShZbbdEVrPiHtQ by tiago@social.skewed.de
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 (DIR) Post #Ao1eyfIzNFXIBW3Rnk by tiago@social.skewed.de
       2024-11-14T07:01:41Z
       
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       Some hard truths from @pluralistic: https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-11-02-ulysses-pact-tie-yourself-to-a-federated-mast-b2f89bb5b4d8It misses only one fact: Mastodon was born shitified!I still believe (maybe naively) that the free software principles are strong and people will eventually unshitiffy it. But this hurdle will cost it a unique moment in history.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao1fDAbVnpWTJIdQzA by mpldr@fosstodon.org
       2024-11-14T07:04:17Z
       
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       @tiago @pluralistic What part of it would you consider shitified?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao1gShZbbdEVrPiHtQ by tiago@social.skewed.de
       2024-11-14T07:18:18Z
       
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       @mpldr @pluralistic The exact same features that keep people away and are driving the mass migration to BlueSky instead of here. This platform has too many restrictions, which makes it more difficult to have meaningful interactions.For example:1. The purely sequential timeline means you miss a lot of relevant posts, and it's much harder to keep track of the important conversations.2. The lack of quotes means you can't link or make references to what others say.This platform added federation, but unnecessarily removed a lot a features that existed on twitter, instead of improving on them.Instead of fearing "the algorithm", mastodon should have given the option for users and instances to control the algorithm of their own feed.Bluesky added the option to "detach" a quote from a post if it turns out it's getting unwanted attention. A simpler, more elegant solution to the (frankly, exaggerated) potential abuse problem, than simply not having quotes at all.In short, there's less friction there, and here it feels like a pain.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao1lTjmpMW1amkD8nA by kawie@chaos.social
       2024-11-14T08:14:29Z
       
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       @tiago @mpldr @pluralistic that is not what „shitified“ means. did you read the article?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao1lxLUYFoKC7jmTCq by tiago@social.skewed.de
       2024-11-14T08:19:52Z
       
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       @kawie @mpldr @pluralistic Of course I read the article.Can't you really understand my argument?I obviously don't mean that Mastodon is locked in, only that it's a shitty experience.That's a perfectly valid use of the term "enshitified", and underlies the general problem.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao2IQO7akkHbD7vxke by mpldr@fosstodon.org
       2024-11-14T14:23:40Z
       
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       @tiago @kawie @pluralistic I would differ on the "enshittified". To me it has a very clear connotation regarding surveillance capitalism and the gradual decline of product quality. Not having a shitty experience from the get-go. But thanks for clearing up how you're using the term :)