Jonathan NicholsonJul 25, 2023
Gabe Kangas
Your reminder that this isn't Mastodon, this is the Fediverse. And you can optionally use Mastodon, or many other pieces of fantastic software, to access the Fediverse.

Tell your friends.
Jul 25, 2023 at 5:51amWeb
Show threadferricoxideJul 25, 2023
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...reading this from a FireFish stream. :)
Show threadCamiel HirschbergJul 25, 2023
@gabek wait, isn't this the service owned by John Mastodon? i'm so confused! /s
Show threadStevens R MillerJul 25, 2023

@gabek

No, no, no! This is Mastodon. It's fun. It's simple. It's easy to use and we don't have Musk or nazis here.

Oh, how does it work?

Well, there's this waycool thing called "the Fediverse." This may take a few minutes, but you're gonna love it...

Show threadMatt HellerJul 25, 2023
@stevensrmiller @gabek Mastodon is to the Fediverse as email is to the internet. This seems good actually? What am i missing?
Show threadStevens R MillerJul 25, 2023

@mh @gabek

If you wanted someone to give email a try, would you start by telling them all about the internet? If you were introducing a person to math, would you start with calculus?

Show threadPJ "Vote Green" CoffeyJul 25, 2023

@gabek

I've been trying out MicroblogFedi because that seems a more accurate description as _I'm_ not on kbinsocial or pixelfeed reading this.

Show threadShoqJul 25, 2023

@gabek collectively we’ve all done a pretty bad job of making that clear er. The press didn’t help much, by making it sound like Mastodon was the fediverse.

PS
I don’t see a lot of Kangases around. I don’t suppose there’s a remote chance that you’re related to the famous internet legend, the late Steve Kangas, are you?

Show threadGabe KangasJul 25, 2023
@shoq Not that I know of! The Finnish used “Kangas” as a suffix and most shortened their last names when coming to the US, so as far as I know I’m not related to many of them.
Show threadShoqJul 25, 2023

@gabek

FYI: The Steve Kangas story. Still troubling after 24 years. https://www.salon.com/1999/03/19/feature_216/

A Vincent Foster for Usenet liberals? - Salon.com

A Vincent Foster for Usenet liberals? By Andrew Leonard. The mysterious death of an online debater sparks a flurry of suspicions and theories.

Salon.com