One of my favorite podcasts released this week an interview with @Gargron . Nice overview of Mastodon's technology, and informs the goals he has for the platform and its users.
https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2018/04/12/mastodon-federated-social-network-with-eugen-rochko/
Mastodon: Federated Social Network with Eugen Rochko - Software Engineering Daily
Social networks can make you feel connected to a global society. But those social networks are controlled by a corporate entity. The profit motivations of the corporation are not directly aligned with the experience of the users. Mastodon is an open source, decentralized social network. Eugen Rochko started building Mastodon in response to his dissatisfaction






