Thomas RicouardMar 26, 2024
Launching Mastodon and not being able to see anything about the Baltimore incident might finally mark the time when I need to build a Fediverse service around the news.
Show threadNegative12DollarBillMar 26, 2024
@dimillian
Who are you following though?
You don't need a new instance to see recent news, you simply need to follow the right sources and hashtags, surely?
Show threadNegative12DollarBill
@dimillian
Also … you know there's a Baltimore bridge incident … search for 'baltimore'?
Mar 26, 2024 at 8:14amWeb
Show threadThomas RicouardMar 26, 2024
@negative12dollarbill If I opened Mastodon first I would have probably not heard about it.
Show threadNegative12DollarBillMar 26, 2024
@dimillian
OK so who are you following? Any major news sources like The Guardian for instance?
Show threadThomas RicouardMar 26, 2024
@negative12dollarbill I can follow as much news source I want, I follow also a ton of other people, so there is a high chance that if I don't open my timeline at the right time, I'll miss it.
Show threadNegative12DollarBillMar 26, 2024

@dimillian
So how would creating a news-focused instance help with that?

Also it's a HUGE story with amazing visuals, this story is not going to go away, we'll be talking about it for a week.

Are you concerned mostly about the timeliness?