StrypeyJun 9, 2023

"Mastodon is decentralized: instead of a single website, it’s a network of thousands of independently run servers – each with their own moderators and users – who can interact with each other’s posts, called 'toots'..."

#WilfredChan

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

John the Mastadon changed "toot" to "post" in his apps months ago. We're never going to live that down...

OTOH...

Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionate

The Guardian
Show threadStrypeyJun 9, 2023

... the author did notice that...

"Other social media services can connect to ActivityPub as well, so no one app can monopolize the broader network that Mastodon is part of, called the 'fediverse'."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

Yay!

#fediverse

Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionate

The Guardian
Show threadC.W. Smith 🇺🇲

@strypey

Just bugs me that one of the biggest complaints newbies seem to have about Federated Networks is the decentralized nature that is it's greatest strength.

Like this guy on r/LemmyMigration

https://www.reddit.com/r/LemmyMigration/comments/144voxl/im_confused_if_lemmy_is_like_mastodon_forget_it/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I’m confused. If lemmy is like mastodon forget it. No one wants to see a million servers. They need to make lemmy a single entity or it will never work. I tried mastodon after quitting fb, but the multi-server thing was confusing and made it impossible to find anything

Posted in r/LemmyMigration by u/SpareVarious6008 • 10 points and 14 comments

reddit
Jun 9, 2023 at 1:33pmWeb
Show threadvolkrisJun 9, 2023

@CWSmith

Keep in mind that strength vs weakness is dependent on the preferences of the individual user.

For you the advantages of federation outweigh the disadvantages, but for this guy, based on his personal preferences, the disadvantages outweighed.

It’s all about personal tastes.

@strypey

Show threadStrypeyJun 9, 2023

@CWSmith
> Like this guy on r/LemmyMigration

1) Some people never moved on from high school mentality, and still think that casting shade on things other people like gives them status.

2) Other people just like to knock new stuff and romanticize old stuff. I remember an MTV ad that included the fake URL www.thenet.sucks or somesuch. The net is still here. MTV is not.