The best example of why #ActivityPub isn't just #RSS is podcasting. Podcasts don't support boosts and thus are not social media imo, even though the medium is a great example of decentralized media. But I can't easily recommend a great episode to others, or see the episodes most recommended by the people I follow. I want it to be easier to make the best shows go viral.
how do we fix that?
@wjmaggos I do not think it is scalable at this point, but the approach I’m using is sharing podcasts with the hashtag #PodcastRecc on the Fediverse: https://triangletoot.party/@wesfryer/tagged/PodcastRecc
Also see https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/06/28/rss-converter-for-mastofeed/
Monday, I facilitated a #MediaEdClub webinar that was a “podcast share out”: https://triangletoot.party/@wesfryer/115177665195741175
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my thought was we could have a podcatcher read our social graph and see what's most popular with the people we follow. And then let us boost episodes from within the podcatcher.
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