Akhil VarkeyMar 9
matdevdug
I wrote about the #fediverse and how I was wrong about its value in 2026 https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
matduggan.com

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Show threadDarkstarMar 6
@matdevdug you have brilliantly captured my feelings about Mastodon!
Show threadRachelMar 7

@matdevdug Good article, lots to agree with.

A little feedback / question, if I may? The image near the bottom of the article... it has no alt text, and while I recognise it as Marienborg, it's not labelled as such; and in any case, I have no idea why you've included Marienborg in the article. Perhaps a joke or metaphor that I'm just not getting. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Finally, the image caption ("Imagine this...") seems to be styled exactly the same as the main paragraph text, so it just looks like the first line of the next paragraph.

Marienborg and caption-styling aside, I have nothing to criticise in the article. Well written, sir :-)

Show threadmatdevdugMar 7
@rvedotrc Yeah I need to be less lazy and fix that in the custom theme.
Show threadThomasMar 8
@matdevdug great post! If I may add another nit-pick: your metadata title ("og:title") is just your domain instead of the post title, leading to link previews with just your domain, not the actual title
Show threadjimkennedyMar 7
@matdevdug Great article! By the way, a lot of people are looking to follow you on fediverse and can't find you, since there's no link from your website.
Show threadmatdevdugMar 7
@jimkennedy Good point. I added it.
Show threadGunChleocMar 7
@matdevdug You could also add an author tag if you like https://rknight.me/blog/setting-up-mastodon-author-tags/ @jimkennedy
Setting Up Mastodon Author Tags

How to setup your website so you too can have a fancy author tag when your posts are shared

Show threadmatdevdugMar 7
@gunchleoc @jimkennedy Huh didn’t know those existed.
Show threadGunChleocMar 7

@matdevdug @jimkennedy I couldn't easily find it in the docs, which is why I searched the web for it.

@Mastodon Is the author tag feature described on docs.joinmastodon.org, or didn't get it any documentation after the initial announcement on the blog?

I think it should go here: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/#fields and/or here: https://joinmastodon.org/gd/verification

Setting up your profile - Mastodon documentation

Get started with your new account.

Show threadCiaraMar 7
@matdevdug Lovely description and insights
Show threadSarah WMar 7
@matdevdug
Great article. This needs to be read widely!
Show threadkrejgoMar 7
Excellent piece @matdevdug - nice work.
Show threadLarsMar 7
@matdevdug just read it on lemmy and instantly wanted to follow you here on Mastodon. Great article!
Show threadmoongoldMar 8
@Lanske
Ditto )
@matdevdug
Show threadSusanna the Artist 🌻Mar 7
@matdevdug I love your writing. Thanks for articulating what many of us are thinking but can’t articulate as well.
Show threadMar 7
@matdevdug  The title is "Boy i was wrong about the Fediverse" but i cant find what the wrong thinking was within the blog text...
Show threadMark ThompsonMar 7
@Jain @matdevdug I assume it was that at the start, he thought Mastodon was a moderately interesting social media system for wasting time that replaced fascist Twitter for such, and by the end he feels it’s his only place to get reliable and relevant news. It’s no longer just a cute, semi-broken diversion tool for him.
Show threadMar 7
@MarkT123 @matdevdug i assumed it has to be something like that... Thanks tho
Show threadStoneMar 7
@matdevdug loved the post, saw it on HN and reminded me that I had this Mastadon account that I hadn't accessed in 2 years! 🤗
Show threadRadical Social WorkerMar 7

@matdevdug
I honestly was having similar thoughts just this morning. When it all feels hopeless and overwhelming, there is the Fediverse.

Just as you said - people are posting about what they know. There is SO much value in that. Thanks for reminding me why I keep showing up here. 🙏

Show threadTaran RampersadMar 7

@matdevdug "...Actual human beings were able to find each other and ask direct questions without this giant mountain of bullshit engagement piled on top of it. Meta or Oracle or whoever owns TikTok this week couldn't stop me. .."

Yes. #fediverse

Show threadSiegfried.Mar 7
@knowprose @matdevdug I simply have to add this:
Show threadTaran RampersadMar 7
@realSiegfried @matdevdug ahh, that's a great one!
Show threadMichael McKeeMar 7

@matdevdug

Read your post. #Trump and the #FCC are trying to censor the news, but we're not at Pyongyang Times levels of media freedom. #WaPo editorials are awful now, but #NYT and local news is great.

Also... "To thrive in #capitalism one must be amoral. Now you can be wildly sickeningly successful with morals but you cannot reach that absolute zenith of shareholder value." IMO those sentences contradict each-other pretty directly. Being wildly successful isn't "thriving"?

#1A #socialMedia

Show threadunStatiKMar 8
@deskJet95 @matdevdug
>are trying to censor the news

All your left-wing governments are terribly censoring and suppressing freedom of speech, why are you deliberately ignoring this fact? All the mainstream media (NYT, WP, BBC, etc.) serve the goals of the global agenda and behave like dictators (fascists, if you like that word), ignoring many things. The future belongs to truly free journalists, who are now appearing more and more often.
Show threadHarish PillayMar 7
@matdevdug Thanks for the post. Making the fediverse the go to will still take some time, but it will be the best outcome for all of our sanity.
Show threadCiferMar 7
@matdevdug Cool article! But mentioning a juicy and informative thread about arctic policy and then not linking in on a site with a questionable search function is just sadism. We demand the weird arctic thread!
Show thread2xfoMar 7
@matdevdug
I didn't think about this until i saw it pointed out so:
I want to thank you for writing good and NOT hosting it on substack
thank you
Show threaddzm 🇺🇦 🤍❤️🤍Mar 7
@matdevdug @elena , first photo in the article :)
Show threadSiegfried.Mar 7
@matdevdug I enjoyed reading it. Thank You!
Show threadJonathan SchofieldMar 7
@matdevdug what a superb read. Thank you
Show threadRubenMar 8
@matdevdug you are spot on, same here. Especially, "watched a Greenlandic toddler munch meat from the spine of a seal with its head very much intact. We aren’t equipped to fuck with these people, they are the real deal." :D
Show threadFranz GrafMar 8
@matdevdug man, so many good points in one article!
Show threadSune AukenMar 8
@matdevdug @asbjornn Very well written. Thank you.
Show threadJohn HarrisMar 13
@matdevdug I saw that linked elsewhere! I think you're right!
Show threadCeltic Viking2d ago
@matdevdug Almost word for word on how I feel about social media. Great piece!