Mike Masnick ✅Dec 22, 2022

So I wrote this yesterday, and lots of people like it, but I'm kinda of frustrated at all the cynicism of people who IMMEDIATELY insist "no it'll get ruined" or "normal people won't do it" or "most people don't care" or whatever else.

Stop being so cynical. YOU have a chance to help make it a better future. Instead of whining about how it won't work why not try to help make it work? https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/21/why-would-anyone-use-another-centralized-social-media-service-after-this/

Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?

So, it’s been quite a year for legacy, centralized social media — and all without any really big change to the laws that govern it (yet — the EU’s are coming into force shortly, but pos…

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Show threadErnie SmithDec 22, 2022

@mmasnick As I've said in the past a lot of social media companies only focus on the onboarding, rather than what the service will look like a few years from now.

Mastodon did the opposite and it's being raked over the coals for it.

The onboarding part can be fixed. The strong controls and infrastructure cannot

Show threadErnie Smith
@mmasnick this is why Hive faded from the conversation so quickly. It was all about onboarding, not sustained experience
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Show threadJeff GrecoDec 22, 2022
@ernie @mmasnick that and the catastrophic security issues 😬
Show threadTrunkWeekly ✉️ Mastodon NewsDec 22, 2022

@ernie @mmasnick I'd also say that a lot of companies are trying to scale this way - make the first 5 minutes great, then figure out the rest - which leads to empty experiences.

To be fair, that's the biggest complaint that people have with #mastodon these days - the onboarding and First Time Experience.