David GravanitaApr 6, 2017
Another fundamental problem with Mastodon: the federated and local timelines, that include all users, will naturally push users towards a more limited number of conversations, maybe only one or two. Marginal conversations, however interesting they may be, won't reach bigger audiences because of all the noise (on the other hand, abuse is less incentivised). This will limit the overall reach and potential of the network.
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Show thread"You do you" is Eu-gen-ics.Apr 6, 2017
@dgdas9 This assumes that the proliferation of Mastodon instances don't innovate. Ideally, once the initial novelty of running personally administered code-clones wears off, we may begin to see diversification as forks explore different filtering, curation, and network effect models.
Show threadDavid GravanitaApr 6, 2017
@beadsland Seriously? If so, and, say I'm into Albanian soccer, German politics, and Irish rugby, I'd have to create handles on 3 different instances. That's why there's lists and hashtags, to allow for different conversations. And to some extent that's also here, but there is a bigger push for a centralised conversation. Curation of instances is not answer, it'd have to be followed for better inter-instance/inter-account support. And it makes mastodon more complicated, and it already is very!
Show thread"You do you" is Eu-gen-ics.Apr 6, 2017
@dgdas9 No, you would have to create a handle on one instance that curated content in a way that let you follow those interest communities in the way that best suits you. Granted, that might first mean joining a dozen different instances that promise such curation but fail to pull it off to your satisfaction before something that really works emerges from the pack.
Show threadDavid Gravanita
@beadsland Look at what you're suggesting mate: the average individual wouldn't sign up a dozen times for what he'd see as the same social network. There must be a more elegant solution. And, yes, you should appeal to the average Joe, that's how you build network effects. A social network is only as good as the people on it, if you don't have somebody you'd like to connect with over the platform, you won't use it. That's why you try and get everyone to use your platform.
Apr 6, 2017 at 9:26pmWeb