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 @thisismissem @PeterLG So I assume you're talking about this one. https://privacy.thenexus.today/mastodon-hard-fork/ I see who you're arguing against. Still, Mastodon's decision to strengthen centralization by leading everyone to the same instance isn't something worth defending in my eyes. 4 comments
@thisismissem @PeterLG Nothing speaks against a simple registry assistant, however it doesn't have to be just one server either. Users could literally be asked about their hobbies once with known good instances being automatically picked by your choice. Instead now the existence of the "official Mastodon" as well as "those others" is communicated, which is just awful and not in the spirit of the Fedi at all.  @Natanox @PeterLG βknown good instances" is extremely hard to define, because different people have different needs & safety requirements. It's just like people going βgoogle mastodon -> mastodon.social -> sign upβ Perhaps the language could be changed, but when the software's reputation is built on people's first experiences, there does need to be some control over that experience, and the instances list just wasn't working, with some of them just *disappearing* @thisismissem @PeterLG Build a proper board with some oversight then, making sure every server provides the same level of safety and quality. But don't just slowly centralize itβ¦ that is and will always be the wrong approach. |
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@Natanox @PeterLG this is only if you use the official apps, and don't know anyone on mastodon, in which case they'd normally go "I don't get this" and uninstall.
That's why if you wanna invite your friends it's best to send them to a server you like/recommend