Bastian AllgeierNov 8, 2022

Some people think Mastodon is too weird to become popular:

I joined Twitter in 2008. We had to put a "d" in front of a tweet to convert it to a direct message and every other day you had some embarrassing private moments exposed because someone forgot about the “d”. Hashtags were just a community hack, introduced by Chris Messina to somehow tag content. Search? Hah, you wish! Tweets via SMS were supposed to be a thing. Oh, and the daily meet and greet with the failwhale. Totally not weird.

Show threadJonasnutsNov 8, 2022
@bastianallgeier And #FollowFriday and #ThrowbackThursday :-) Here at mastodon it smells a lot like those days (joined in 2008 as well). We were shaping the service. And then, the algorithm took place. Maybe we can help shape Mastodon, and expect no algorithm, this time :-) The return of the utopia? :-)
Show threadDaniel MorganNov 8, 2022
@jonasnuts @bastianallgeier I want to make my own algorithm that gives weight to certain attributes that I can tweak myself
Show threadDaniel MorganApr 30, 2023
@jonasnuts @bastianallgeier Impressed that the new AT network features “Algorithmic choice: Control how you see the world through an open market of algorithms.” - https://atproto.com Is there anyone working on this for Mastodon?
Lexicon - AT Protocol

A schema definition language.

AT Protocol
Show threadJonasnuts
@Danielmorgan I really don't know. @bastianallgeier
Apr 30, 2023 at 7:55pmWeb