OneDay  Nov 12, 2019
Eugen Rochko
My dream for Mastodon is for it to be a viable choice as a publishing platform for any creator. In other words, for people to not feel like they're locked in to Twitter or Instagram if they want to be professionally successful.
Sep 5, 2019 at 11:24amWeb
Show threadHenry Edward HardySep 5, 2019

@Gargron

How is mastodon.social a "viable publishing platform" when we can only post about 88 words?

Show threadMontessori Space Programme 🛸Sep 5, 2019
@hhardy01 there's Plume you know
@Gargron
Show threadHenry Edward HardySep 6, 2019

@anarchiv @Gargron

What's Plume?

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@hhardy01 @anarchiv @Gargron https://joinplu.me/
Plume

Show threadBE-Project.orgMay 3, 2020
@ida @hhardy01 @anarchiv @Gargron Thanks for sharing .. didn't know about Plume!
Show threadBE-Project.orgMay 3, 2020
@hhardy01 @Gargron This is true but Twitter did worse for years and now is a big player.
Show thread🎓 Doc Freemo  🇳🇱Sep 5, 2019
@Gargron There is a lot of social work to be deone to make that happen but i agree
Show threadEmelie 🎨Sep 5, 2019
@Gargron yes please
Show threadBob HamSep 5, 2019
@Gargron Who would feel that Twitter or Instagram were necessary for being professionally successful?
Show threadDavid ChartierSep 5, 2019

@rah @Gargron Virtually the entire industry, every marketing course, blog post, and book, etc.

Source: I work in content creation and marketing industries.

Show threadBob HamSep 6, 2019

@chartier @Gargron

> Virtually the entire industry

Which industry?

Show threadDavid ChartierSep 6, 2019

@rah @Gargron In this instance, publishing. But this train of thought applies pretty uniformly across just about any industry that requires reaching an audience.

As much as I despise to say it, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have the largest audiences right now. So that’s where all the advice says to go. 😔

Show threadAli SheriefDec 29, 2019
@rah @Gargron influencers I guess
Show threadStefka WieseSep 5, 2019
@Gargron Sounds in the core more like a rebranding or repositioning of #Mastodon as an Alternative to #Instagram - like @pixelfed .
The real strength of #Twitter is being a dynamic platform for political and social debates.
Show thread©️ 🦣 ᶤѕ€𝔤𝐫Į𝓂𝓶 🐺_1st.Sep 5, 2019
@Gargron that's a nice dream ... 👍🏻
Show threadGrantlykSep 5, 2019
@Gargron This is the first thing I've read after setting up and logging in to Mastodon for the first time ever, really good first message to see!
Show threadtimviseeSep 5, 2019
@Gargron I'd already use it for that purpose!... if I had anything to publish...
Show threaddick_turpin  Sep 5, 2019
@Gargron You just described Steemit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steemit
Steemit - Wikipedia

Show threadEugen RochkoSep 5, 2019
@dick_turpin No, I described Mastodon.
Show threadThe Privacy FoundationSep 5, 2019
@Gargron Thank you for all of your hard work - Mastodon is a game changer.
Show threadtitiSep 5, 2019

@Gargron Almost same as mine... Almost...

My dream for the #Fediverse is for it to be a viable choice as a publishing platform for any creator. In other words, for people to not feel like they're locked in to propietary services as #GAFAM if they want to be professionally successful or simply enjoy real social and connected networks...

Show threadiceSep 5, 2019
@titi @Gargron why are their so many nazis on the fediverse thought?
Show threadtitiSep 5, 2019

Hi @ice

I came to Fedi a few years before Mastodon and I have never seen a Nazi in GNUsocial, Mastodon or Pleroma. You should probably choose better your node or admin...

@Gargron

Show threadiceSep 5, 2019
@titi mean thats the theme people call pleroma and gnu social but the real ones i see are on mastodon @Gargron
Show threadtitiSep 5, 2019

@ice There are probably everywhere on the Fediverse since the begining. But if they cause trouble, we can just ignore them...

@Gargron

Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Sep 5, 2019
@Gargron I use Twitter to follow scientists, journalists, and activists for their (informed) views. Right now, of all the people I follow on Twitter, only one scientist I follow posts here regularly. I don’t have any ideas on how to encourage people to also post here.
Show threadPootzSep 5, 2019

@dgoldsmith
I imagine someone from the community you'd like to see (or yourself even) will have to organize a mastodon instance specifically for that aim and then do the work of community building to get them on there.

I've been doing the same for my friends. The main thing is I don't think getting people to join individually will be as effective as trying to get whole communities to join at once. Otherwise the connections aren't there.
@Gargron

Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Sep 5, 2019

@pootz @Gargron I think it’s more convincing them that the extra time spent posting to Mastodon is worthwhile. There’s no way they’re going to stop posting to Twitter given the current state of affairs, so it represents more work for them. The one scientist I follow here also posts on Twitter.

I don’t think people will abandon Twitter until Mastodon reaches a tipping point for network effects. If someone with a large following on Twitter ditched it and came here, that would jump start it.

Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Sep 5, 2019

@pootz @Gargron More (not all) of the people I follow do have accounts here, but after a few initial toots they stopped tooting.

I don’t think anyone who uses social media for their job (outreach, education) is going to abandon Twitter any time soon. So maybe we need to make it as painless as possible to post in both places?

TL;DR: it’s not community, it’s the size of the audience.

Show threadJeenaSep 5, 2019
@Gargron For the Instagram use case, we would need to get rid of the clipping of the image in the timeline.
Show threadCommodore Sixty BoreSep 5, 2019
@Gargron I like the sentiment. However, I personally like the idea of keeping things simple. To me that's the power of Instagram. If that app had all the trappings of FB, well then it would be a mess to look at and I would use it less. I feel like Masto is great for micro-blogging and community building, but I wouldn't want to add more clutter. I'd rather see others use ActivityPub to create things compatible with Masto. Letting users decide what's in their timeline.
Show threadYoussef 👨‍💻Sep 5, 2019

@Gargron that’s bold, yet I believe 2 problems have to get solved before that becomes feasible.

1- Discoverability, it’s hard to find/follow interesting account on Mastodon

2- Easier way for monetization

Show threadParleurSep 5, 2019
@Gargron s/mastodon/activitypub/g ?
Show threadGittSep 5, 2019
Let the (any) creator be with you, @Gargron
Show threadPootzSep 5, 2019
@Gargron
I also feel like it offers a truly important tool for organizing in general. Whether that's small fan communities, political communities or artistic ones like you'd like to see. It's an important project.
Show threadAndy CuccaroSep 5, 2019
@Gargron I think collections *and* being able to follow collections are a must in that case. That way, one could create playlists/albums/folders that have just content for certain target audience and it would ease the way users follow creators and erases the need for different accounts in order to follow different mediums, and also the pressure on deciding if unfollowing someone because of their random ramblings despite their great art. Just my 2 cents.
Show threadMx. Autumn Goose 🍁Sep 5, 2019
@andycuccaro @Gargron I agree, this would only make the platform more useful.
Show threadFiXato (fallback)Sep 5, 2019
@andycuccaro coming from #GooglePlus, this is something I am still missing well. (Featured) Hashtags are a step in the right direction, but so long that you can't follow or exclude those on a per-user-basis, it's still lacking.
@Gargron
Show threadAndy CuccaroSep 5, 2019
@FiXato @Gargron Yeah, it's also something present through RSS in DeviantArt folders, tumblr pages and YouTube's playlists and it's very useful :)
Show threadMingSep 5, 2019
@Gargron challenge is the non centralized reach is hard for creators to build up the audience. Maybe they might get better engagement?
Show threadTroy, the Animal Boy 🇲🇽 🦍Sep 6, 2019
@Gargron this is pretty good as it is, though dude. I just want a place where I can say what's on my mind.
Show threadbloodman9993Sep 6, 2019
@Gargron I'm already loving the idea of this platform, It's simple and there is not too many notifications, With that said.
You're not going to get blocked because of every simple thing you do, Just obey the rules and have fun!
Show threadBradleySmallSep 6, 2019
@Gargron won't that require viable monitization?
Show threadAkuFeb 8, 2021
@BradleySmall @Gargron I don’t think so... Instagram and Twitter don’t share their revenue with their users, it’s only YouTube that does that
Show threadBradleySmallFeb 9, 2021
@aku @Gargron wow.. that was a long time response. :) And to think I have been sitting here staring at the screen all this time... :D
Show threadSiGHTSep 7, 2019
@Gargron good job so far
Show threadElect Nobody✔️Sep 9, 2019
@Gargron You can't make other people come here, but you can make it easy to cause toots to post tweets.
Show threadMechanizedBear³ 🐻Sep 11, 2019
@Gargron My dream is to eat more RAM, but so far I appreciate Mastodon, it feels like somewhere new to stay 🐻 I truly hope it will be noticed by a wider range of people, but also hope it won't ever be fulfilled with ads
Show threadMagwasSep 14, 2019
@Gargron There are two areas I think improvement would be helpful.
1. Give people powerful ways to see feeds they are really interested in. See https://mastodon.social/@magwas/102773382690444692 and https://mastodon.social/@magwas/102773410134619533
2. Structure discussions in a way which fosters emergence of group consensus. see continuation
Show threadMagwasSep 14, 2019

@Gargron The root cause of the problem that signal to noise ratio exponentially degrades with group size. This is why censorship and manufacturing consent can work.

The solution is conceptually simple, but very hard to implement:

A hierarchical structure, where discussion goes bottom->up, such that the top consensual opinions can reach higher levels, and the quality, understandability and factual base standards are higher at each higher level.
contd...

Show threadMagwasSep 14, 2019

@Gargron At the appropriate level a consensus is made, and broadcasted back to everyone.

A proposal for such a system, trying to factor in all the relevant challenges is here:
https://magwas.gitbooks.io/enumerati/content/en/
I would be happy to discuss how can Mastodon be steered in this direction.

Show threadKai PSep 15, 2019
@Gargron :O cant wait to see that
Show threadpillow princeSep 16, 2019
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Show threadanoxySep 20, 2019

@Gargron that sounds awesome!
Where can I read about Mastodon and it's related decentralization platform. I would like to know how it works and in which way videos and images are stored?

Keep up the good work !🙂
Best regards

Show threadnarF 🎲Jan 7, 2020

@anoxy Mastodon being open source, there are plenty of documentation. Lots of people have made introduction text or videos about it, to help new users. There's also plenty of material about decentralization. It's a hot topic these days! :)

The short answer to your question about where images and videos that you post are stored is that they are stored on your instance's server. In your case, that would be fikaverse.club.

Show threadbenfranklinOct 2, 2019
@Gargron is the idea for creators to create their own Mastodon server, or join an existing Mastodon server in the community of their peers?
Show threadnarF 🎲Jan 7, 2020
@benfranklin Both are good, but obviously one (self hosting) is more difficult/expensive currently. Most people will join existing servers for convenience.
Show threadPavel874Oct 13, 2019
@Gargron I also dream of social media that is full of creators and uplifting conversation.
Show threadLeon AtreyuOct 16, 2019
@Gargron: If I find an account violating the Code of Conduct, is there a way to report them?