Posts by osc@econtwitter.net
(DIR) Post #ASU9ZJRNd12dM7VB5c by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-02-08T22:40:09Z
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Me watching #Twitter breaking down:
(DIR) Post #ASUExmhgyoeUpncW24 by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-02-08T22:20:00Z
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If you’re back on Mastodon because the #BirdSite is falling apart:On iOS, check out @ivory and @icecubesappOn the web, @elk is a terrific Mastodon clientWelcome back!#Twitter #TwitterDown
(DIR) Post #AVVsFJCSF70gjpdygC by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-05-10T13:07:50Z
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I won’t lie, I’m not super optimistic about the future of #MastodonOn top of obvious feature issues (such as the lack of quote posts, even though it’ll be addressed soon), Mastodon has a massive culture issueUnless your use perfectly fit with how the so-called Fedipolice uses it, you’re taking the risk of receiving massive abuse from said FedipoliceIt’s unwelcoming, and rooted in privilege: "Mastodon isn’t a replacement for #Twitter, except for me"
(DIR) Post #AVVsFLDElApAyq1dB2 by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-05-10T13:09:10Z
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I really want #Mastodon and the #Fediverse to succeed, and offer a viable alternative to a wide range of disappointed #Twitter users, I really doBut the toxicity of this clique, and the effect is has on how Mastodon is built and run, is probably the largest risk for its survival
(DIR) Post #AVVsFNJgw9AxVR3oW0 by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-05-10T13:11:38Z
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I’m pretty convinced that #Twitter will die. Slowly, for sure, but the platform is trending toward irrelevance.Something else will "replace" Twitter. And I’m really not sure this something else will be #Mastodon.If new users are welcomed by a threatening firing squad who lecture them on how they should use Mastodon, new users won’t stay. And for a good reason.
(DIR) Post #AVVsFPMxIyyVs8bRse by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-05-10T13:14:42Z
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There’s something incredibly incoherent to root for an alternative to #Twitter, but then to make it extremely hard for said alternative to succeed when there’s a once in a lifetime window that opens#Mastodon will not have another chance. Once network externalities will start to kick-in in the Twitter alternative, it’ll be over for ten years. And if said Twitter alternative is #BlueSky, it’ll likely be over for Mastodon.
(DIR) Post #AVVsgbfLh7TnpQAwcq by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-05-10T13:24:47Z
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@rolle Sadly, most people won’t run their own servers. If the experience of the modal user is bad, the total number of users Mastodon will be able to attract will stay very low.
(DIR) Post #AWgmx9qBj0UhN0LJtg by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-14T17:35:26Z
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#Mastodon appreciation post: I'm a big fan of the edit feature
(DIR) Post #AWrcqSGamq1jaNGHtw by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-19T22:10:27Z
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This is what you see when you open #Apollo these days 👀Christian Sellig truly is a master at meticulously destroying the bullshit #Reddit is throwing at their users and third party developers
(DIR) Post #AWrcqifHonHqRawEc4 by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-19T22:16:38Z
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- #Reddit: *serves some bullshit*- Third-partys devs:
(DIR) Post #AWsRMa9ZzhuD1NUiZs by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:08:57Z
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The #AntiMetaFediPact in a nutshell:- Fediverse users: We want to reinvent social networks- Meta: OK, let’s try it- Fediverse users: STAY AWAY FROM USThis pact is another instance of the performative activism that is currently hindering Mastodon and the Fediverse to have any shot at replacing legacy social mediaThis is the same performative activism that fuels the Fedipolice, and lead some "progressive" people to tell Black folks, LGBTQ folks and disabled folks to "go back to Twitter"
(DIR) Post #AWsRMbOVNhRGrxU9Ts by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:13:15Z
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"Mastodon is welcoming minority folks, providing they use Mastodon in the exact same way as me"This is an extremely abusive stance, and it rightfully push interested people away from Mastodon"But the goal isn’t mass adoption"So what’s the goal, exactly? To create a walled garden where the entry barrier is ideological purity? Because this is exactly where the Fediverse is heading to.
(DIR) Post #AWsRMe1Dcjav0bc66K by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:16:04Z
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Refusing to aim for mass adoption is the exact same thing as fighting an ideological fight with refusing to aim for mass adoption of your ideasIf you *really* want to change the world, you *need* some form of mass adoptionBy explicitly refusing to do so, the people who signed this pact are condemning the Fediverse to stay a niche network of apps that will not change much in society
(DIR) Post #AWsRMgy8edug9vCBDU by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:18:05Z
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Imagine what the past two US presidential elections would have been if instead of Twitter, we had a decentralized alternative at the center of the media stage, with far right instances being isolated from the rest of the networkIt would have changed a lot of thingsThis is this kind of future that this closed minded pact is preventing to happenOn top of being self-defeating, it’s also selfish and overall sad
(DIR) Post #AWsRMjI41X2XMIX7YG by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:21:03Z
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Last but not least, admins blocking this instance are taking an extremely user hostile stanceBlocking Nazi instances *protect users*. What kind of protection blocking Threads is supposed to achieve?This decision should be left at the user’s discretion, not imposed to them
(DIR) Post #AWsRMlXjeElQLTsfFw by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:29:29Z
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One more thing: blocking Threads is a catastrophic signal sent to content creators, that they’re not welcome on the Fediverse"Do you want to reach a lot of people on the Fediverse? You could, but we won’t allow that to happen"People have a very misguided view of what’s a content creator exactly. They’re not just the fancy influencers you see on Instagram. They’re also your science writers, your book vloggers, and so on.These people will not come, and will not enrich, the Fediverse
(DIR) Post #AWsS2PDp1n0xHQQDgm by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:37:30Z
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@verita84 How does this has anything to do with what I’m saying?
(DIR) Post #AWsT3Z65tfeS9SvLJw by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-06-20T08:45:49Z
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@verita84 Thank you for this meaningful, well argued and respectful discussion
(DIR) Post #AXKuLoYRmSUfKobwUS by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-07-03T23:25:30Z
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@jon_alper Dorsey isn’t actively involved on Bluesky development
(DIR) Post #AXOjyLYXCzxdpMf9Bw by osc@econtwitter.net
2023-07-05T22:28:19Z
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I think there's a scenario that has been barely discussed involving #Threads and the #Fediverse, but it's an interesting oneMosseri has said that Threads users will be able to migrate their accountLet's assume Threads is a failure and #Meta decides to kill itBy Meta's standard, even if Threads is a failure, it will probably have dozens of millions of active usersEven if a portion of them wants to stay in the Fediverse, they will need to migrate somewhere else1/