Posts by robotspacer@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #2339302 by robotspacer@mastodon.social
2018-08-11T19:45:55Z
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@VioletPixel @chartier I don't agree that there aren't barriers. If I follow a web link to a different instance it's not at all clear how to interact with anything on that instance. I also think we're well past the point where people think of separate communities as a significant barrier to communication—there are so many ways different communities flow together constantly, especially on other social media sites.
(DIR) Post #2339304 by robotspacer@mastodon.social
2018-08-11T19:58:37Z
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@danvpeterson @VioletPixel @chartier I think "servers" is a better word choice if you're trying to explain the service from a more technical standpoint. Web servers and email servers are familiar concepts; people get that they're run separately but communicate with each other. Sure you could have more than one instance running on a server, but if you're not a person running an instance then… who cares 🤷🏻♂️