Brian ⚡️LockhartAug 9, 2018

@nvk @MrHodl @jronkain @Ancap

So maybe I'm just missing a basic usage thing here - I know I can follow other accounts across instances, but then where's the feed for that instance being displayed? I see "federated" and "local" timelines, is there a way to have a timeline for a specific instance / list of only instances I care about?

Show threadJuha Ronkainen ✅ ⚡Aug 9, 2018

@BrianLockhart @nvk @MrHodl @jronkain @Ancap

The instance feed is the "local" one.

Show threadBrian ⚡️LockhartAug 9, 2018

@jronkain @nvk @MrHodl @jronkain @Ancap

Yup, so right now it looks like if I want to see what's going on in NVK's instance, I'd need to fully bail out of my current "@Social" instance and log into his instead. You're really only able to engage in one instance at a time. Not a dealbreaker, just very silo'ed. And over time, if a user gets dug into their original instance, they're less and less likely to want to jump ship to a new one. (Instance lockin.)

Show threadSteve Hodl✅ ☑️
@BrianLockhart @jronkain @nvk @jronkain @Ancap @Social I only look at "home" so for me it doesn't really matter.
Aug 9, 2018 at 2:31pmWeb
Show threadMatt OdellAug 9, 2018

@MrHodl @BrianLockhart @jronkain @nvk @jronkain @Ancap

Yea, it appears 'home' shows all activity from your followers regardless of what instance they are in.

Show threadSteve Hodl✅ ☑️Aug 9, 2018
@mattodell @BrianLockhart @jronkain @nvk @jronkain @Ancap That's really all I care about honestly.
Show threadMatt OdellAug 9, 2018
@MrHodl @BrianLockhart @jronkain @nvk @jronkain @Ancap Yea, I imagine if this actually takes off and people start using it more the instance 'local' feed will get crowded and full of noise anyway.