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(DIR) Post #B33SLENZpj3mKncUyW by taylorlorenz@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T19:50:33Z
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I’ve been asked on TV hits and interviews lately to explain why decentralized social media is better, especially re: Mastodon.How would you explain the benefits of a platform like Mastodon and the fediverse to someone in just a few sentences? How would you make the argument that platforms like Mastodon allow for more free expression than big tech controlled apps? Would love to hear people’s thoughts! Trying to make my arguments most effective
(DIR) Post #B33TLVuijwi6ffozB2 by wjmaggos@liberal.city
2026-02-06T20:01:59Z
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@taylorlorenzthe magic of this place is that it gives the people all the power over what info, ideas and art gets attention. not governments or billionaire owners of media or corporate platforms. (not sure they'd want to hear that)the problems with social media come down to the algos, not social media itself. that's what we're proving. the algos push a tabloid culture cause they know we'll pay attention to junk, even if we'd never share it. so they push the junk and our culture dets debased.
(DIR) Post #B33ZWN1AkqytzWOoFs by thomas_klopf@dobbs.town
2026-02-06T21:11:25Z
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@taylorlorenz (Part 1)because believe it or not, groups of people need some isolation from each other. People are angry and want to kill each other because they were all put into the same social forum on facebook, twitter etc. There are simply incompatible world views that if forced to co-exist, people literally they want to kill each other. Also don’t forget what Facebook did in Burma (different topic).
(DIR) Post #B33Zq5v62Bo2kpxj4y by thomas_klopf@dobbs.town
2026-02-06T21:15:02Z
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@taylorlorenz (Part 2)So I think federation more closely matches the pre-social-media world where there were pockets of society that just didn’t interact with each other. And as a result they were distant and didn’t want to kill each other. It’s necessary I think, there just can’t be a common denominator of human discourse.
(DIR) Post #B33i9hrXzHnFZEAHom by benroyce@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T22:24:21Z
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@taylorlorenz don't appeal to high mindednesssell it- no ads- choose a server that fits your style, no one-size-fits-all straightjacket- zero privacy defilement- immunity to some racist edgelord techbro coming in, buying the thing, and turning it into bigot and ignorance paradise
(DIR) Post #B33i9jB5690re6JOu8 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-06T22:48:10Z
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@benroyce @taylorlorenz All the cool kids are already doing it and you are missing out.
(DIR) Post #B33iC6iqWyMnFOEwRU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-06T22:48:38Z
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@benroyce @taylorlorenz Depending on the audience you could also mention the ants? Or don't it's fine.
(DIR) Post #B33iP1NFj82AQNIVUW by benroyce@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T22:50:55Z
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@futurebird @taylorlorenz ANT PROPAGANDA IS RUINING THE FEDIVERSE😂
(DIR) Post #B33j9lcM7u3XAQeUNM by JackMexa4@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T22:59:21Z
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@futurebird @benroyce @taylorlorenz This is a commercial!
(DIR) Post #B33jfqewusxY4SA93o by rancoisse@aus.social
2026-02-06T23:05:08Z
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@futurebird @benroyce @taylorlorenz Yes but are they pudding ants @midsomerplots
(DIR) Post #B33nlTyqY7OZHrPZke by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-06T23:51:02Z
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@rancoisse @benroyce @taylorlorenz @midsomerplots I'm still so upset about that. Imagine if I used YOU as a yogurt starter.
(DIR) Post #B33nwgOMkAAexygksa by rancoisse@aus.social
2026-02-06T23:53:01Z
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@futurebird @benroyce I'd be interested to know who'd eat it
(DIR) Post #B33nzFaaqtQWhwdGVs by benroyce@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T23:53:30Z
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@futurebird @rancoisse @taylorlorenz @midsomerplots formic acid is a cheap industrial productleave the ants alone
(DIR) Post #B33o1CjISHHiPydQNU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-06T23:53:53Z
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@taylorlorenz There are no ads.There are no bots*There is no secret algorithm controlled by strange billionaires and/or creeps trying to push agendas**It's really fun and interactive and you meet great people, real individual people.*Ya'll are such nerds you are going to bring up the good bots that we made and like, but you know exactly what I mean by this.**ant propaganda doesn't count I'm not that rich either
(DIR) Post #B33oHvQM39IffWkRKC by CStamp@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T23:56:51Z
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@futurebird @benroyce @taylorlorenz 😁
(DIR) Post #B33oW4F048Jd4HBFsu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-06T23:59:27Z
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@taylorlorenz I get why they call it a "decentralized network" but that description was kind of a turn off for me before I came here because I thought you were trapped in a little server with a few dozen people and what's the point of that?The power is decentralized but the communication need not be. You can talk to anyone from any community. You can have all of those fun instances of cross pollination when different communities intersect. The more the fedi grows the better this gets.
(DIR) Post #B33obkIj7ARsxldCYy by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-07T00:00:21Z
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@michaelgemar @rancoisse @benroyce @taylorlorenz @midsomerplots https://flipboard.com/@npr/science-uk3a4d92z/-/a-4ut_y_7JSlaauCYFj2E5SA%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0
(DIR) Post #B33qoQ2lwSmzoDL7BI by StumpyTheMutt@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-07T00:25:07Z
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@futurebird @taylorlorenz This nerd was going to mention @scream, but it won't. :)
(DIR) Post #B33z9qkwcVUuN2jMqu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-07T01:58:21Z
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@utopiarte How do you know that? Seems like her loss if true.
(DIR) Post #B341cAKvc8997BBwSO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-07T02:26:07Z
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@utopiarte She's a pretty popular journalist who is at least interested in this place. Eventually if someone never seems to comment people stop paying attention to them, well at least I do.
(DIR) Post #B342W5dEIFogjvQ0p6 by diraquel@masto.pt
2026-02-07T00:03:35Z
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@taylorlorenz I usually start by explaining the chronological feed with no publicity; then, that it's not a platform, but a software run in many different places, so there is no one owner; then, I circle back to the fact that there are no algorithms choosing what you see on your feed. I have the feeling I'm not persuasive enough, so I would love to hear other strategies.
(DIR) Post #B342W6Kpg8h8v9opmq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-02-07T02:36:17Z
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@diraquel @taylorlorenz Yeah I low key hate the chronological feed. I wish I could customize it more and design my own algorithm so I didn't miss posts from people who don't post frequently, for example. I will take it over an algorithm I can't control, however. The big sell for me is no ads, including fake bot accounts that are just selling something or pushing something. Getting out from the bubble of influence of the worse people in the world.
(DIR) Post #B34disQaORHJrCStuK by peterbrown@mastodon.scot
2026-02-07T09:32:55Z
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@wjmaggos @taylorlorenz absolutely true! And very well observed. It’s not just a case of not getting adverts but every individual on the platform is filtering by boosting or not boosting suspect posts. So it’s a kind of non-stop moderation by real human beings just like us.
(DIR) Post #B35jhqDrtrd7byMkVM by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:15:02.859205Z
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@taylorlorenz honestly it depends who you're talking to. if you're on TV perhaps focusing on the fact that twitter is controlled by someone who *clearly* wanted to have sex with underage girls at epstein's parties ,facebook is controlled by someone who works *directly* with ICE/trump/MAGA to undermine human rights in the US and generally: you don't need them if you can replace them with a network of Free Software nodes.but that might take some unpacking -- your best bet might just be to underline the necessity of using ONLY free software that abides by the 4 fundamental software freedoms, if you can only get 1 or 2 of those 4 across using the fediverse is a logical consequence
(DIR) Post #B35jlGM1CU7FWdoFdo by astrashe@mas.to
2026-02-06T19:55:40Z
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@taylorlorenz No single person can break Mastodon, the way Elon was able to break Twitter. No change can be made by fiat, everything requires community buy in.
(DIR) Post #B35jlLzYEvi30hLOSG by astrashe@mas.to
2026-02-06T19:57:22Z
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@taylorlorenz Youtube works for Google, X works for Musk, Facebook works for Zuckerberg. But Mastodon works for us. No one else's interests or desires come before ours.
(DIR) Post #B35jlyIJpbIhnuPuz2 by thedansimonson@lingo.lol
2026-02-06T19:56:16Z
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@taylorlorenz no one can buy the whole network and trash it
(DIR) Post #B35jmlPRDv6u8B7nNo by hedders@mas.to
2026-02-06T19:57:01Z
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@taylorlorenz It's like the difference between a town and a shopping mall.
(DIR) Post #B35jnLJfipt9UihhOS by knord@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T19:58:06Z
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@taylorlorenz There's no central entity that can control what you see, when. And even if a single instance tried to do that, its users could just migrate to another instance.
(DIR) Post #B35jnlN6qg5SIuVoMS by meltedcheese@c.im
2026-02-06T19:59:13Z
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@taylorlorenz It is all about choice. As a reader, I see only what the people I follow post, plus what they boost. Not what some marketing algorithm thinks I should see. As a writer, it is about being assured that my followers have a chance to see my posts. No guarantees, but I’m not paying to be seen.
(DIR) Post #B35joJrQcSXdGmxVL6 by petersibley@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:00:03Z
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@taylorlorenz no elon , no zuck by technical design?
(DIR) Post #B35jpDkcowNEbuCrVg by katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchange
2026-02-06T20:00:31Z
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@taylorlorenz It might be useful to reference the recent news on censorship on TikTok and BlueSky and Threads and Instagram. I like my instance's rules, but if they ever change, I can keep my name and followers and just switch instances to one where I can continue as I have been. I don't have to worry about who owns the gated garden I'm allowed to interact in or how they feel about our demented dictator's whims from minute to minute.It's more stable. It's also more international. I know what other people think around the world.
(DIR) Post #B35jqlPh9MfnIn9VDM by plwt@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T20:02:20Z
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@taylorlorenz It's by and about the people.
(DIR) Post #B35jrEMrUydd6P39KC by lor@goingdark.social
2026-02-06T20:05:48Z
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@taylorlorenz An oligarch with extreme views cannot buy the whole thing and turn it into a data mining, propaganda shit show. See X. With Mastodon if someone turns an instance into something you do not approve of, you can move your entire acct to a new instance w/out losing followers.
(DIR) Post #B35jrwyddt03SJ3wJc by darkghosthunter@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:12:51Z
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@taylorlorenz Basically, "having a small Twitter or Facebook". Most of these do not have ads, manipulative algorithms, or hidden agendas.Like a any web application, tech savvy people are in charge of hosting it, but its easier nowadays.Being decentralized like a spider web, you can still interact with people from other Mastodon servers, or even people from Threads. That's "The Fediverse".Some may focus on particular interests or groups, making it easier to interact with other people.
(DIR) Post #B35jsMQV1R8mNxI2iG by andybrwn@sfba.social
2026-02-06T20:14:16Z
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@taylorlorenz We’re not force fed an oligarchs’ interests.
(DIR) Post #B35jvwHeA7y4Smr6jg by skotchygut@social.seattle.wa.us
2026-02-06T20:14:42Z
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@taylorlorenz easy. I can explore whatever shows up on my feed without worrying about it showing up in my ad portfolio. It took time for this is sink in. My curiosity or lack of ability to understand what a link is before a click it no longer punishes me by assuming that I am now into whatever that was. It's like getting out of an abusive relationship when they question everything I do.
(DIR) Post #B35jwsVpfXmH3ZwFto by amarchio@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:19:10Z
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@taylorlorenz decentralized = no single entity will control the entire network. No oligarchy control, almost impossible to shutdown, hard to manipulate via algorithm tweaks or short: real people interact, not corporate puppets
(DIR) Post #B35jyFAUv8DXc1buwi by pattykimura@beige.party
2026-02-06T20:19:33Z
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@taylorlorenz We're like a global NPR : each instance (thousands. of all sizes) is its own local radio station producing or relaying all kinds of content (local, national, global content), with free access to any other station's content through a voluntary federation. No ads, no corporations, no skeezy Nazi screwing with your feed to force a disruptive fascist content down your throat when you just want to tune into the ant station or climate change or German elections or jokes or cats or get live updates on the ground from Minneapolis. We exist beholden to no one man or corporation. And there's still a refreshing earnestness here. The meanness of X is not our vibe.
(DIR) Post #B35kDHPGsfoStjgsMq by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:20:43.847357Z
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@pattykimura @taylorlorenz > no skeezy Nazi screwing with your feed to force a disruptive fascist content down your throatwe definitely have a very different experience on the fediverseie there's no skeezy sjws on my feed forcing me to not see disruptive fascist content/forcing their dogma down my throat - and and the 'meanness' of the fediverse out here in darkfedi makes X look like elementary school.NPR of course is completely beholden to corporate interests -- it's closer to a global WBAI -- true free speech, from a diverse set of radical interests that all meet in one ethereal place
(DIR) Post #B35kOevvkVpt3BOPeS by _oyveyanuddahshoah@poa.st
2026-02-07T22:22:42.607761Z
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@taylorlorenz you can post stuff like this
(DIR) Post #B35kcirpv4gjJ0BSKm by Quantium40@sueden.social
2026-02-06T20:19:56Z
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@taylorlorenz Use simple examples:What if an instance admin dislikes you?-> Fediverse: Get banned from one instance; change instance; reconnect to your friends.-> X: Get banned from X; be lost.What if the owner of a server wants to spread their world view or influence elections?-> Instagram: Algorithm changed; Propaganda gets boosted; noone sees other opinions-> Mastodon: People curate their timelines and decide what they see
(DIR) Post #B35keUGlAKOGbrgOoa by samueljohnson@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T20:19:59Z
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@taylorlorenz WRT freedom of expression: Government of the people by the people for the people, not government of the people by oligarchs for oligarchs.Mastodon is only part of the Fediverse in the same way Gmail is part of email, not the totality of it. Alternatives exist: Tusky, Megalodon, Phanphy etc.
(DIR) Post #B35kfl8Jx3a3CZLH84 by doctorwu2357@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:20:50Z
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@taylorlorenz It allows users in countries with heavy censorship/oppression to network with people outside their country and to discuss topics freely by allowing Tor users to access the network, which is unlike X or Bluesky
(DIR) Post #B35kgKM108KaRB1Cpk by rocketsoup@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:21:02Z
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@taylorlorenz - Top of my list: it's not profit driven. That changes the entire incentive structure of everything.- It's my data and I can move it elsewhere freely if I don't like my server.- No algorithm burying my voice.- It generally just self-selects a different userbase. Less performativity, less clout chasing, less drama. We aren't sexy or popular, and that attracts different kinds of folks.- If I don't like how it works, I can (and have!) changed how it works.
(DIR) Post #B35kgejnDREbeiITfk by aburtch@shakedown.social
2026-02-06T20:23:02Z
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@taylorlorenz Maybe frame it as similar to solar power? Imagine a community solar grid as the Fediverse. So if the electric grid (corporate social media) goes down or gets enshitttifed by Nazis, you are protected from that since your instance runs on community grid without an owner and the rules are set by that community, so you can kick out bad actors. Also, similar to social media, the solar communities can be connected together and share energy (information) and if one community goes down or turns bad (becomes a nazi bar) you can disconnect it easily and preserve your community. Just thinking out loud…
(DIR) Post #B35kgzo6saAL0BTioi by lostgen@det.social
2026-02-06T20:25:20Z
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@taylorlorenzYour choice and control. Nobody is trying to manipulate you or make you buy something. You can just hang out with the others.
(DIR) Post #B35khDix8YMKAFAniq by WaitingOnABus@urbanists.social
2026-02-06T20:25:34Z
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@taylorlorenz someone with a profit motive is not incentivized to hijack your brain. I engage with things on Mastodon/fediverse in a much more controlled, healthier, self-driven way than I ever did on Twitter, Instagram, etc.
(DIR) Post #B35khl1tJA7FSXHtK4 by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:32:59Z
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@taylorlorenz let us know how we can help - we think a lot of people are pretty tired of having their data mined, conversations sold, and commercial companies injecting inauthentic content into their timelines. Maybe that’s just us? Happy to have a chat if it would be useful.
(DIR) Post #B35kjjhbDJy7vDjvGq by WnknBlnkn_n_Nod@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:33:09Z
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@taylorlorenz This post right here:https://mastodon.social/deck/@AlSweigart/116019045298109492Because Mastodon is lots of severable, community-edited, non-profits linked up.
(DIR) Post #B35kkCN2cpkuprLPkm by JonnyT@mastodon.me.uk
2026-02-06T20:40:06Z
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@taylorlorenz At the risk of quoting a monstrous human being, "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…"
(DIR) Post #B35kkTEnuiGf9EcZm4 by TheZorse@hear-me.social
2026-02-06T20:40:18Z
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@taylorlorenz While it can be used for commercial purposes, the control rests with people, not corporations. In that sense it's true social media, rather than a profit-making or power-manipulating enterprise disguised as something else.
(DIR) Post #B35klKsKUUNNVAWOEy by softproof@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:43:30Z
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@taylorlorenz By proving to them that crowdsourcing can still beat AI-fluff, perhaps? And you're well on your way 👾
(DIR) Post #B35kr9TJnjrxs8b0sK by foxylad@mastodon.nz
2026-02-06T20:49:56Z
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@taylorlorenz I compare it to email, with how people or organizations control their own servers. Then ask what they think email would be like if one company controlled all of it. And how much they would charge.
(DIR) Post #B35krALYY5FqaLyKPo by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:27:54.721365Z
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@foxylad @taylorlorenz >Then ask what they think email would be like if one company controlled all of it. And how much they would charge.This argument would have been a lot more sensible to make to average people pre-gmail.Nowadays, only a few companies control virtually all email enough that they might as well be facebook.
(DIR) Post #B35ksgRqgK8oR5dgH2 by Movie2468@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T20:57:21Z
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@taylorlorenz To answer this, we should first understand why people don’t think it makes sense. Someone I know that dislikes big business, and uses X said: “I struggle to understand the basics of a decentralized social network, it seems oxymoronic except for extreme nerds”. Take that as you will, but hopefully it is useful feedback.
(DIR) Post #B35kuoB4ul9szIo9Sa by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2026-02-06T20:57:33Z
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@taylorlorenz The most concise way I describe the difference between commercial algorithm based platforms versus the fediverse.In the former, you are presented with the illusion of a town square, it propagates content based on spectacle and “engagement”In the latter, people are the algorithm as members of distinct communities, moderated by real people.1/2
(DIR) Post #B35kuvui9UosyrDC3k by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2026-02-06T21:00:06Z
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@taylorlorenz Centralized, commercial and algorithm based platforms are centralized command and control platforms.The fediverse is a constellation of everything from individually hosted servers to the larger instances like mastodon dot social, and everything in between.I would ask people to consider where do you think the greater liberty resides?We have seen the kind of censorship that emerges on all of the large commercial platforms. It’s not possible in the fediverse.2/2
(DIR) Post #B35kv3taTYfrjgkPQ0 by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2026-02-06T21:02:57Z
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RE: https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/110697014050821679@taylorlorenz Sometimes an image is worth 1000 words
(DIR) Post #B35kvAt8TdTLQJaeBc by robotdeathsquad@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T21:04:57Z
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@taylorlorenz Monopolies are bad and there's no reason why "posts" need to be owned by a monopoly. Fediverse is good for the same reason why email is good.
(DIR) Post #B35kwTNNE3C73GLvQO by lawyersgunsnmoney@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T21:06:23Z
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@taylorlorenz You control what you see in your feed and you control what you post. No propaganda, censorship, games, surveillance or trolls. How is that not better in every way?
(DIR) Post #B35kwW3zEaT9O0Iz7g by Eleutheria2@poa.st
2026-02-07T22:28:19.482582Z
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@taylorlorenz I can call journalists "dirty kikeslaves" without getting my account suspended. That is the greatesr benefit.
(DIR) Post #B35kwfjRHpyVNAliU4 by jackyan@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T21:06:37Z
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@taylorlorenz Number one for me is, 'You are not making some rich **** even richer.' Secondly, you have better, more meaningful conversations.
(DIR) Post #B35kwjGs7zV6LjQxVo by light@noc.social
2026-02-06T21:07:44Z
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@taylorlorenzYou pick your mods. You pick your rules. You pick your community.
(DIR) Post #B35kz760WEkUotUN7o by parker@dsmc.space
2026-02-07T22:29:20.827536Z
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@thedansimonson @taylorlorenz I'm betting that with a 44 billion buy in Elon could do whatever he wanted to fedi, flood anything server with so much traffic, takedown requests, legal threats, etc., to make running an instance unviable.Like with most things, I think the audience that fedi has attracted, who tend to filter out other audiences, matters more than the tech it's built on.It's the same with Nostr. Nostr isn't uniquely a Bitcoin thing, but it's filled with all the Bitcoin people cause that's what they went with.
(DIR) Post #B35l6LB8Yf2uWXKnJo by stufromoz@aus.social
2026-02-06T21:08:32Z
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@taylorlorenz as others have said, you control who you see posts from. You only see things that the accounts you follow post or boost. And zero Nazi tolerance
(DIR) Post #B35l6Mi8rR2bHBmfOy by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:30:38.699022Z
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@stufromoz @taylorlorenz on the contrarythe fediverse gives you the ability to see *virtually everything posted publicly* on the whole network, unlike twitter (which censors elon musk's personal political opponents) facebook (which routinely censors all kinds of things as tame as @saskboy ) and the likeout here in the darkfedi we have "the firehose" on our instances that give something like a 'global view' of the pulse of humanity, and if that's not good enough you can build your own using something like @r000t 's #aspublic
(DIR) Post #B35lFusZC58TqxDLqC by JamesLundblad@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T21:09:33Z
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@taylorlorenz It's like the public radio of social networks, user supported social network.
(DIR) Post #B35lFw4ekcOtYjsWK8 by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:32:22.444548Z
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@JamesLundblad @taylorlorenz except radio is, generally, heavily regulated by the government and in nations like the US there's words you can't even say. It is *surprisingly more free* than anything, anywhere on the radio spectrum in countries like that
(DIR) Post #B35lLg7Sz0B3oXvn84 by r000t@ligma.pro
2026-02-07T22:33:18Z
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@jeffcliff @stufromoz @saskboy @taylorlorenz good lord dude, why did you waste the time and effort typing all that out to instances that will never in a million years see it?
(DIR) Post #B35lNAMC2ucdsrWqrA by Heil_Honkler@poa.st
2026-02-07T22:33:43.535703Z
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@taylorlorenz True freedom of thought and expression, whatever that may be. The public square online as it should be, unlike the heavily moderated and curated finklethink that is shoved down your throat on twatter or faceberg.
(DIR) Post #B35lVMX4f5AdxiWiLQ by Shammusomuffihan@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T21:27:57Z
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@taylorlorenz My decision to switch was based on the motivations of the people running it. Commercial social media is motivated by commercial priorities. The point of the fediverse is connection for connection's sake.
(DIR) Post #B35lZB3VH5L1WdVwem by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:35:53.670431Z
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@Shammusomuffihan @taylorlorenz >The point of the fediverse is connection for connection's sake.or ratherevery instance has their own 'point of the fediverse' -- there may not be one but manysome are here for other reasons than you *and that's ok*
(DIR) Post #B35la2dU42bvhZkvb6 by jjanhone@mementomori.social
2026-02-06T21:35:54Z
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@taylorlorenz Ok. An Instagram influencer was complaining about the awful comments she keeps getting and that make her want to stop. I told her it's partly because of the platform. Meta loves drama, it makes people to consume more time there. So they do not have reasons to stop bad behaviour.On Mastodon people do not harrass others, at least on the Finnish bubble I'm in. If they would, they would be kicked out.In Finnish school the kids that are being heavely bullied need to changed the school. Here it's the opposite. The bulliers need to find a new instance for themselves and that may be difficult.
(DIR) Post #B35loERWxhviNKvo8m by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:38:36.952285Z
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@jjanhone @taylorlorenz flipping this one on its head -- there *are* bullies on the fediverse, especially on your side of the rainbow curtain - - people who use blacklists and whisper campaigns to cancel people and whole communities for no good reason.but here's the thingthey have no power out on the broader network -- they can only control *their* instances, and some amount of the surrounding network that they can convince of the virtue of their bully campaigns (eg #fediblock ). The reach of their bullying isn't the whole network, unlike what it would be if their control was of a central point of failure of the whole network
(DIR) Post #B35lqHADoiXtOQoHIG by jwcph@helvede.net
2026-02-06T21:37:16Z
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@taylorlorenz No ads. I think that's a highly convincing argument for many people & it's directly tied to decentralization: The fediverse is basically social media before algorithms & thanks to decentralization, if anyone wanted to add any kind of algorithmic reach functionality, everyone else would be free to ignore it - and without an algo, there's no business case for advertising in the 'verse.
(DIR) Post #B35lqeEy1F0WxoCtNo by nickshirling@mstdn.plus
2026-02-06T21:39:26Z
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@taylorlorenz Do you trust big tech controlled apps then let them divide into their respective camps
(DIR) Post #B35lqzDy09gY2mttEu by glecharles@gardenstate.social
2026-02-06T21:47:29Z
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@taylorlorenz Curious what finally won you over?For me, it was an opportunity to reboot my relationship with social media in general, approaching it fresh, but having nearly 20 years of knowledge about all the ways it can go wrong.I don't talk about decentralization. I just focus on my feed showing me only what I choose to follow, and enjoying the interesting people I've met here since 2022.
(DIR) Post #B35lrjDX06fYgl3Bwm by jeremiah@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-06T22:01:24Z
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@taylorlorenz You can meaningfully have a say in content moderation policies. Reporting bad actors usually leads to a more pro-social outcome. I think there are many but that feels important.
(DIR) Post #B35lsXjrACEfNUYiH2 by phocks@bne.social
2026-02-06T22:01:30Z
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@taylorlorenz Free edit button :) https://bne.social/@phocks/113852656164872270
(DIR) Post #B35m2f1Ewxh2qyVwv2 by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:41:13.424693Z
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@phocks @taylorlorenz this sounds like a minor thing but it actually represents something bigger : there was a time when 'edit' was a desired feature on both fediverse nodes and twitter. The fediverse got it first because *it's free software, and literally anyone can add features to it*. If those features are valuable, they can be replicated across the network. There's still plenty of shortcomings and bugs in plenty of fediverse clients -- but those can be fixed if people find them important enough to do so. On twitter if something is broken/doesn't work right you're SOL until mr. "too busy trying to go to underage sex parties at epstein island or otherwise" fixes it
(DIR) Post #B35m3FIW4Cu3MysFqS by 7sleepersmusic@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T22:06:27Z
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@taylorlorenz For me it's simple: people are nicer, people are smarter. IDK why, maybe 'cuz there's no algorithm amplifying the most outrageous hot takes, and no billionaire owners shoving their agenda down our throats. IMHO "free expression" means different things to different people. You can spout Nazi garbage on Mastodon if you want, but you probably won't get a wide audience. But if you have a reasonable comment to contribute to a conversation, there's a good chance you'll get heard here.
(DIR) Post #B35m8SllPHDebE2fmC by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-07T22:42:16.239070Z
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@7sleepersmusic @taylorlorenz >You can spout Nazi garbage on Mastodon if you want, but you probably won't get a wide audience.idono about that. The nazis have a fairly big audience eg including people in JD Vance's circles. But that's the thing about a generally useful social network - *everyone* benefits even people you don't like/agree with.
(DIR) Post #B35m9mbf8drWPdwlPs by AccordingtoWouter@mastodon.world
2026-02-06T22:09:00Z
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@taylorlorenz Because people here have to put energy into interacting with each other. And that makes us happy.
(DIR) Post #B35mAdGZLnTtjZUAOe by serfdeweb@mastodon.world
2026-02-06T22:10:31Z
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@taylorlorenz What each user sees on the Fediverse is up to them. No billionaire can force their views into your feed, because your feed is opt-in. Likewise, they can't stop you from seeing what you want to see. If your instance blocks things you want to see, you can switch to another instance; there are many.
(DIR) Post #B35mLyXCcFUqsjfsQK by relasolmi@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T22:27:25Z
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@taylorlorenz Not beholden to one person’s ownership, as in there’s no Elon who’s going to take over and change the whole Fediverse, or even MastodonChronological timeline.You drive the algorithm instead of it driving you
(DIR) Post #B35mM3MkeX6jrlp6KO by relasolmi@mastodon.social
2026-02-06T22:30:47Z
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@taylorlorenz Reading these comments makes me love the #Fediverse even more 😍😍😍
(DIR) Post #B35mMKZ4hy4BCuigOe by tuban_muzuru@beige.party
2026-02-06T22:26:06Z
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@taylorlorenz It's organized at its root level around what I want to see. That's the part nobody seems to get.
(DIR) Post #B35mMXeW338vnYMiBM by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-02-06T22:34:13Z
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@taylorlorenz I just think it's great that you can get together with a few of your friends and run a Mastodon server for a few bucks a month.Together, you are an independent entity, you set your own rules, but you are also part of something bigger, you can connect with many communities and individuals that the fediverse is made up of.And that is pretty neat.
(DIR) Post #B35mMzz2iKCRfKBV44 by stux@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T22:34:28Z
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@taylorlorenz Let me give this a try from a non-admin perspective.. 🤔 The Fediverse is a place on the internet where you can still meet interesting people from all over the world. Instead of uploading your contacts and following the same people over and over, on the Fediverse you discover new interests, info, help and support and everything you need in a HUMAN social network!Sorry if it's a little long but im sure you can make something out of it! 💕
(DIR) Post #B35mNwFM5pi8MiGLXk by wiredfire@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T22:44:13Z
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@cmconseils/116025699004483072Their name is Robert Paulson..
(DIR) Post #B35mhVDsHEGmLNtn8q by Eleutheria2@poa.st
2026-02-07T22:47:09.857013Z
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@jeremiah @taylorlorenz Pro-National Social outcome is ideal.
(DIR) Post #B35nh6mfEwHUVCY04u by stufromoz@aus.social
2026-02-07T22:59:33Z
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@r000t @jeffcliff@shitposter.world @saskboy I have no idea what this refers to as it is floating unlinked, but I guess someone replied to my boost of Taylor
(DIR) Post #B35ztdW8YwBuwqYbrc by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2026-02-08T01:16:27.044327Z
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@r000t @stufromoz @saskboy @taylorlorenz the fediverse : where you can yell into the void at people who can't see what you're saying half the time, and sometimes, years later, after people forget why your community was blocked and federation is restored, and someone stumbles on and likes your pos...people yell back