paulfree14Jan 17, 2017
@nitram there is a campaing going on which is about to buy twitter be a collective coop. It might be good start to engage with those ppl. #buytwitter #buymedium
Also writing an article pointing out why the idea of buying twitter isn#t that great then hyped.
The main argument for twitter sofar is the userbase.
...so something which can be fixed through just starting to use it. I could imagine that behind the campaign might be nothin but financial interest.
...or to show the world what big coups a #coop can do. ....not shure
Show threadBob MottramJan 17, 2017
@paulfree14 @nitram a lot of this is just due to people living in a limited paradigm, the assumption being that there must be some central company or organisation running the show. Instead of buying Twitter they could just have a campaign to move to !gnusocial or #Hubzilla or even #ZeroMe. ZeroMe doesn't even require servers.

But there are no technocelebs breathlessly extolling the virtues of any of these genuine Twitter alternatives.
Show threadnilJan 18, 2017
@bob @paulfree14 @nitram here, ease of use and consistency is one of the most relevant issue. I guess that given the current status of the fediverse, we're not "there" yet.
Fragmentation is not a bad thing per se but every instance with the goal of shifting the public use should aim to a consistent experience.
Show threadKaiser MikatoJan 18, 2017
@olistik @paulfree14 @bob the consistency really is an issue that needs to be tackled, so far what i dislike the most is for ever gnusocial instance i need to make a new account, i would love to be able to use my account from @gnusocial.de to comment follow, requip on other instances. I think a great solution would be if the gnusocial instance automatically selects the most recently used gnusocial account from the entire network and to have a simple gnusocial account selector where you can select your accounts of different instances like a dropdown menu. like:
@ nitram @ gnusocial.de
@ nitram @ gnusocial.net 
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Show threadBob MottramJan 18, 2017
@nitram @olistik @paulfree14 You don't need to create an account for each gnusocial instance. Just remote follow.
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@nitram Here's @jcaktiv's #remotefollow #HowTo qttr.at/13b6 Remote posts will appear in your TL where you can fave them. @bob
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Show threadKaiser MikatoJan 18, 2017
@mcscx @jcaktiv @bob i understand that, it would be nice to simplify this process and be able to use the same account on ever gnusocial instance :D and have a universal account selecter where you can easily switch between other gnusocial accounts that could be from other instances