 Another “What is Mastodon?” guide. The ultimate argument for the Fediverse comes down to one word: control. I don’t want Big Social to control me. I don’t give them permission to control me. And I now have the technological wherewithal to use social media beyond their control. What’s the tool that gives me this control? Decentralization. 4 comments
Welcome to Mastodon! 1. Make an account on every fediverse server and create a unique introduction post for each one. 2. Put a content warning on any post that is tangentially related to the Irish Potato Famine. 3. Always use the hashtag #icomeinpeace. Otherwise, we will assume you are hostile. 4. When browsing Mastodon, remove your socks. It is customary. 5. Tell five of your friends to join. Yes, it's a pyramid scheme. Article does propagate once again the same erroneous "engage with a large audience" BS about big corporate controlled social which power-user pundits just can't adequately face. Only selected celeb / power-users have Big Corp Social visible posts. They're fake social platforms, to broadcast at the plebs, not engage with them. As an ordinary mortal you engage with a massively larger audience by using the #Fediverse instead, by using #Mastodon over and above #Twitter |
Gregory's Server
@atomicpoet @fediversenews It's not a panacea. Business models centralize, decentralize, centralize, decentralize. The Fediverse as is (at this time) a lot of independent entities (instances) that talk to each other.
Somewhere along the line the evil ones will offer free or low-cost hosting for any independent instantance that is facing a cash crunch. The peak of a steep decline and one that is hard to reverse.