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 threadBen CollinsDec 22, 2022

@mmasnick @mmasnick I think what COULD make this place take off is an intuitive app with an incredibly simplified signup flow.

There’s a lot of bullshit out there about how you have to sign up for Mastodon like six times to follow the people you like. The backbone is good here, it just needs a couple of good UX people to build on top of it, which could be anybody. I know that app Ivory is trying this and it could win.

Show threadJoelDec 22, 2022
@oneunderscore__ @mmasnick if TapBots made a version of TweetBot for Mastodon I’d be all over that
Show threadCranky David
@joelman @oneunderscore__ @mmasnick
they are: @ivory
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Show threadJoelDec 22, 2022
@cranky_david @oneunderscore__ @mmasnick @ivory well alrighty then! Wish instantly granted. Thank you! I figured they’d call it TootBot or MastoBot 😂