Eryk Salvaggio

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Creative technosocial research in Systemic Design, AI Bias, Situationist Cybernetics and Mushroom Synthesizers. LSE & 3A Institute alum. Interactive Media at RIT & Bradley University. CyberneticForests.com
Eryk SalvaggioNov 8, 2022
Charles SeifeNov 7, 2022

I want to echo what other Mastodon admins are saying: please report any harassment or violative messages you're seeing. Unlike the birdsite, your local admin will likely react quickly -- and you'll make the instance better for everyone, not just yourself.

So... please don't just ignore! Let us know if there's a problem.

Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 8, 2022
@Riedl Helpful CW for any convolutional neural networks who might be reading
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 8, 2022
@Riedl CW as content “hint” (to make the feed more scannable) is a nice one. But should be related to content not category yeah? Ie, not “Arxiv Paper” but “Arxiv Paper about (…)” ? I feel like these affordances are going to get hashed out eventually! :)
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 8, 2022
@robd right! But how might it be otherwise? What incentives / coordinating structures could make different arrangements possible?
Eryk SalvaggioNov 8, 2022
@lucasmeyer Well that’s a matter of how you frame it. :) The people setting up the servers are “mastodon” as they are the ones who make the network! That tension between the individual/collective framework for the network is part of what I’m thinking about. Moving individuals toward collective coordination is the challenging bit! (And perhaps not what Mastodon is built to do).
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 7, 2022
@TomEtty Yes, I guess my point is: whats the mechanism for coordinating this stuff? What incentives are there to run more general servers, who could / would do it and support it, etc? These are questions oriented toward growth of the platform and mainstream adoption (which may not be the aim! And that is fine! I just want more of my friends to be here). :)
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 7, 2022
@gerwitz that’s certainly an argument (sincerely). I know that’s the logic behind Wikipedia’s UX being what it is. But I’m not suggesting servers glob together - I like the bespoke server aspect! I’m just suggesting the server choice is de-emphasized to new users, held off to the “after you ease into it” phase instead of the first choice you have to make.
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 7, 2022
@EarWitmess Thanks so much! That is lovely to hear!
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 7, 2022
@boskee thanks!
Show threadEryk SalvaggioNov 6, 2022
@gerwitz Ultimately servers shouldnt matter, though I know people start servers for their own reasons. But choosing a server is not as interesting to users as Mastodon seems to think it is. I want to chat with lots of people across the platform, so the individual server may as well be invisible to me. Could be anything: name some after extinct animals, and randomly assign new users to one. And allow users or entire servers to opt out of these artificial barriers if they choose?