Dr. Brandy SchillaceI’ve heard folks say ‘server/instance doesn’t matter’ —but it must, or we would not have them. I’d just like a basic break down of what they do for us, really. How to use them.
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris@bschillace I think the key is not to think of Mastodon as a replacement of Twitter. It might look and feel a bit like Twitter, but it's a different ecosystem. My understanding is that the servers prevent it from becoming centralized (and therefore susceptible to being bought/controlled like other platforms). I'm still learning though!
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@DrLindseyFitzharris @bschillace because the fediverse is made up of many instances, some mastodon based and other not, it will forever remain the property of the people. also, it cannot be overtaken by neo-nazis. when this almost happened, nearly all instances in the fediverse defederated from the large neo-nazi instance. this is what is known as #isolateGab.