changyushan80
Liroy LeshedMastodon feels like the most independent social network so far.
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@liroyleshed Well, to be pedantic, it's more like the #fediverse. #Mastodon is just one platform of the fediverse. The fediverse uses #ActivityPub. That's the entire beauty of the whole realm - it's completely independent. There are no ads and no corporations.
FortunateFool 🧊🦐@liroyleshed check out #Calckey . It's like a Twitter, discord, mastodon cross..and super fast. And is federated.
The Taoist Online on Medium@liroyleshed agreed. Threads already feels very...twitter?
Adam Ness@thetaoistonline @liroyleshed agreed, and especially the bad parts of Twitter, where you just have trash shoved in front of your face to entice you to react in outrage
Lu@liroyleshed lo es, lo es. Una prueba de que la descentralización da libertad!
It is, it is, a proof that descentralization gives freedom!
patreon.com/rivalimage@liroyleshed I agree. I'm going to let go of Twitter, not bother with Threads, and 'get into' Masto.
His Teleness The Charlie Lama@liroyleshed I feel the same. Hell, you just followed me, JUST NOW! I've found the engagement is crazy and sometimes meaningful over in the fediverse.
Erik Jonker@liroyleshed By design really
UnHooked@liroyleshed Welcome, it's an interestingly new concept to me. There's a lot to learn and much engagement to be had. I feel as though the interactions here are more real, less trolly, and when required they are actually insightful deliberations to educate and grow. I hope you find the same :)
Brittany Ekland@liroyleshed I'm finding it difficult adapting
Andres Jalinton@Andres @liroyleshed Because I'm new to it ......
@Berlin56 Makes sense.
Joe Steinbring 
@liroyleshed Well, instead of being dependent one soul-crushing multi-national corporation that is helmed by a billionaire psychopath, it is dependent upon 10,000 admins, funding mastodon instances with spare beer money and handling moderation requests in the evening after finishing their day job.
You are trading one dependency for another but it is still a positive move (at least in my opinion).
wauz@wauz Interesting
@liroyleshed
It's the same as we had it with IRC servers. You can run a Mastodon or any other activity-pub standard server stand-alone. There is no urge to federate.
It's the same as we had it with IRC servers. You can run a Mastodon or any other activity-pub standard server stand-alone. There is no urge to federate.
Tumaini Daniel@liroyleshed It needs to get a lot familiar to 'normal' people though
John Philpin Ⓜ️@liroyleshed because it is?
toxtethogrady@liroyleshed So the Washington Post comes gunning for it. Can't have something running wild and free that isn't backed by a billionaire or a right-wing crank...
@toxtethogrady They did?
@liroyleshed I saw a link but did not read the article. Something about child porn or explicit comment involving an instance in Japan.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/24/twitter-rival-mastodon-rife-with-child-abuse-material-study-finds/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/24/twitter-rival-mastodon-rife-with-child-abuse-material-study-finds/
Qfinity@liroyleshed for now yes, it is one of the bigger alt social media platforms but do not forget about tumblr and others. Mastodon is fine if microblogging is your style. I use 10 platforms, some like this for microblogging, some for news and long format articles such as substack, etc. I have online products so microblogging is something I use less frequently. Fine for social, business wise where it serves
CodieneC@liroyleshed It helps when there isn't an owner demanding this n that
Luis@liroyleshed I must admit I still do not use it as often as I used twitter back in the day. But it is feeling more comfortable each day.
Coach Pāṇini ®@liroyleshed independent of what? 🤨
Roknrol@paninid @liroyleshed Reporters, celebrities, media sources, and politicians.
william.maggos
Seth 🎙️
@liroyleshed It does.
LAUREN@liroyleshed No ads, no algorithm. My mental well being has improved so much. In addition I am learning new things daily from the people I follow. It is pretty damn good.
DocHolliday
Darius@liroyleshed Anything that talks ActivityPub will do. But it seems like a lot of people think Mastodon feels right. Personally, i also like what @dansup is doing with Pixelfed, too.
Mike Stevens@liroyleshed not that it's made any difference for most folks, haha. Threads is definitely running away with all the growth!