Jeff JarvisNov 25, 2022
I should share that I was an advisor briefly to Post.news, asked to put together an advisory board. I withdrew for various reasons -- disagreement about another advisor and about federation -- and have no ties to it now. I received nothing. I like Noam, its founder, and respect his work (Waze!). I'll watch Post. But I'm much more engaged here and want to study and learn about the potential of federation -- ActivityPub, Bluesky, Scuttlebutt -- as a model for public discourse.
Show threadAaron Ross Powell ☸️Nov 25, 2022
@jeffjarvis
It's deeply frustrating watching my friends who ought to know better—journalists, tech policy people, etc.—acknowledging that Twitter's on the outs, but then getting excited about moving to yet another closed, proprietary platform.
Show threadHoward ChengNov 26, 2022
@arossp @jeffjarvis Dare I ask which one are they moving too? Not Truth Social, are they??
Show threadAaron Ross Powell ☸️
@Howard @jeffjarvis Post and Hive
Nov 26, 2022 at 12:13pmTusky
Show threadHoward ChengNov 26, 2022
@arossp @jeffjarvis Ahh I've heard stuff about them, but not really able to see much without signing up, which I don't want to do from what I've read so far lol.
Show threadMelindaNov 26, 2022
@Howard @arossp @jeffjarvis
I am on Post….people keep saying on Twitter how great it is. I don’t like it. Mastodon is much better and easier to use. IMO of course.
Show threadHoward ChengNov 26, 2022
@melindajean @arossp @jeffjarvis Of course, YMMV etc. But it's good to be able to get some kind of feedback. What is it that you prefer on here vs on Post?
Show threadMelindaNov 26, 2022
@Howard @arossp @jeffjarvis
Seems too basic.
Lots of bugs.
No notifications.
Seems less interactions for smaller accounts
In a weird way, seems cliquey.
No freestanding app.
Some of these might be solved down the road because it is still in beta.
Show threadMelindaNov 26, 2022
@Howard @arossp @jeffjarvis
Sorry, I only gave what I didn’t like about Post. You can assume I have the opposite impression of Mastodon….so far anyway 😜
Show threadHoward ChengNov 26, 2022
@melindajean @arossp @jeffjarvis Ahh I hate the "cliquey" thing. I actually find it so much nicer here than bird app - the actual conversations happening and interaction seem so much more real and human, rather than being like on bird app where a lot of interaction felt like it was just designed to tick boxes / game the algorithm.
Show threadMelindaNov 26, 2022
@jeffjarvis @Howard @arossp
Oh, one good thing on Post, they have an edit button.
Show threadHoward ChengNov 26, 2022
@melindajean @jeffjarvis @arossp But there’s an edit button on here too. If your server is running at least version 4.0.0 of Mastodon, that is.
Show threadMelindaNov 26, 2022
@Howard @jeffjarvis @arossp
Right, you are referring to the server. I’m guessing not running 4.0.0 because I don’t have an edit button. As far as I know I have no control over that.
Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Nov 26, 2022
@melindajean @jeffjarvis @Howard @arossp
Ummm. Not that I could see on my iphone.
Show threadMelindaNov 26, 2022
@kegill @jeffjarvis @Howard @arossp
I had the Post edit button available on the web version using Safari.
Show threadHoward ChengNov 26, 2022
@melindajean @kegill @jeffjarvis @arossp Ahhh sorry, didn't realise you were on mobile. I'm using Mastodon on desktop / web version.
Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Nov 27, 2022

@Howard @melindajean @jeffjarvis @arossp

Ah! I didn’t have edit on either Post or Mastodon on mobile. I appreciate it on here on desktop Safari!

Show threadHoward ChengNov 27, 2022
@kegill @melindajean @jeffjarvis @arossp What mobile do you have? What I have done to make it available on mobile is to load up your Mastodon server’s site on the mobile browser rather than going through the app. You should get the edit function there.
Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Nov 26, 2022

@melindajean @Howard @arossp @jeffjarvis

I find the comparisons with Twitter to be odd. Post is not microblogging. It is micropayments. I don’t see why a writer would abandon Medium, Patron, SubStack if they are making $ there. I doubt publishers go for it but would be pleasantly surprised if they did.

It’s a Bezos project?!?

Show threadJeff JarvisNov 27, 2022
@kegill @melindajean @Howard @arossp Not Bezos.
Show threadAli Van ZeeNov 26, 2022
@Howard @arossp @jeffjarvis what have you read? I’ve been on the waitlist for 6 days now and regretting I signed up at all.