Gregory's Server@Sarahp Interesting that Mastodon itself combines a myriad of different social networks into one app. In a non-federated world, mastodon.social and vivaldi.net would be completely separate social networks; more so for Flipboard, Ghost, Pixelfed and so on. And yet you get all of them in your home feed on Mastodon.
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 @brianstorms @Sarahp The home feed algorithm is a choice of Mastodon, not the federated protocol underlying it. Threads has an algorithmic timeline and its part of this network. There are also apps that address this on the client-side, for example @phanpy has a unique catch-up feed. There are many useful ways of viewing posts that matter to you. I have a number of lists Iâve curated, am following several groups, regularly view posts that include a hashtag Iâm interested in. I also have turned on post notifications for about 10 folks â these are people Iâve found I want to read ALL their posts. @brianstorms @Gargron @Sarahp Maybe youâre just trolling, but a serious recommendation nonetheless: I have a list with accounts of whom I donât want to miss a post. This is a slower feed which I can easily catch up with. The rest is for doomier scrolling.    Yea, at some point being âloyalâ to a single protocol may be dated and unproductive. Probably happened already TBH. Beyond that however, my belief is that âfederation happens in the clientâ. As thatâs where interaction and aggregation actually manifests for the user. One an app brings multiple protocols together, theyâre federated. The new âprotocols not platformsâ may quickly be âbridges and aggregator clients ⌠not protocolsâ |
@Gargron @Sarahp
More accurately, thanks to federation, the posts from not one but myriad social networks float by unnoticed in your feed unless youâre online watching like a hawk 24/7 đ