Scott JohnsonI finally understand Mast. We’re all on different servers but we can all follow each other no matter where that is. And that carries forward. I feel dumb. But the net result is basically that.
jongui@scottjohnson Exactly! I could see a time, if Mastodon/Fediverse continues to grow, where Frogpants has its own server that is a home for the tadpool. They can communicate there as part of the local timeline but also still interact with other servers as a whole. Whether we get there is a different story.
@jongui I assume I have to run and host my own server for that right?
@scottjohnson Yes, sir. I can see a service like Digital Ocean or Linode providing a service that basically sets it all up for you to a point but that isn't there today. Similar to how people used to spin up email servers and then enter the Yahoos, Gmails, Hotmails, etc.