Mastodawn

I'm trying not to post "surprised pikachu face" memes about all of the people discovering that tiktok is now censoring coverage of protests, and mentions of Epstein.

And I'm watching as everyone tramples over to Yet Another Corporate Platform where the same thing will happen in a few dozen months.

Ya'll need to get out for real.

Or at least have a backup that doesn't run on OPP (Other People's Platforms)

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DannekRose Jan 27

@futurebird

From people I’ve talked to not on the Fediverse, the few who do try it out say it feels like a huge step backwards in terms of tech.

It’s like moving back to the era of Instant Messengers where you have to make effort to find the people you want to add to your friends list.

It’s like putting together an old-school paper-based address book for friends and family or other people you want to connect with.

Maybe older folks would understand the paradigm shifts needed to move to decentralized social media, but for anyone not familiar with how that all worked, it’s way too much effort for minimal gain since none of their social circles are moving off en mass to decentralized platforms.

Online communications used to be an extension of real-world relationships where you could continue in-person conversations after going home. Now, the platforms are optimized to try to completely supplant any need for the in-person aspect of communication and community. Since the platform becomes critical to maintaining relationships with friends and acquaintances, leaving those platforms feels like abandoning friends for little perceived benefit.

Just some opinions I’ve collected over the years from others.

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ManVsXerox: Resistful Dingus

@dannekrose @futurebird a big part of it is that people forgot the simplicity of the #hashtag its extremely important for mastodon as picking tags you would like to #follow is the main old-school replacement for the #algorithm. #FediTips