robcorr“Twitter but better” is 100% how Mastodon promotes itself
Justin Warren
actually want/need.But not all.
@robcorr It is *different* which makes it a better fit for what a lot of people who dislike actually want/need.
But not all.
actually want/need.But not all.
@jpwarren Yeah, I get that. But it would be wrong to dismiss that confusion/those concerns when the Mastodon PR push is very much “it’s Twitter but we fixed the bad bits”.
@robcorr Oh I agree! It's why I'm trying to understand what's really going on rather than reacting to the surface explanations that are fairly… visceral?
This is a bit close to my day job, but it's the fun part of my job, so.
This is a bit close to my day job, but it's the fun part of my job, so.
posty@posty @robcorr The challenge is perfection versus merely good. Do we not provide the semi-private /msg functionality at all because some at-risk people might use it who shouldn't and wait until we get it built perfectly,
or do we have it, but design it so it's harder for at-risk people to use wrong?
or do we have it, but design it so it's harder for at-risk people to use wrong?
@jpwarren @robcorr I have written thoughts about this issue.
In short - I propose - DMs are off by default. You have to make an explicit choice to use them and understand the risks.
how? read for more.
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/6945