Jeff JarvisConfession: I have been on that Other Site for the last few hours talking about Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon because ... well, this is a good example of why I do miss search here. I want to see what people are saying; I want to know the latest reporting; and, yes, I want to quote-tweet NYTimes Pitchbot. Now it's OK if the community of Mastodon decides it doesn't want to be a key place for news but I'd regret that. And I'm not speaking so much as a journalist but as news user.
Jon@jeffjarvis This is a valid concern. One of the greatest strengths of the Fediverse is also one of its greatest weaknesses. The Fediverse is great for smaller communities and decentralization, but the lack of centralization makes discovery and distant interactions much more challenging. I'd love to see a more cohesive cross-instance search and trending topics solution.