Gregory's ServerOne of the best posts I've seen on here was: "Mastodon is for what you love, not what you hate." I for one am devoted to keeping it that way.
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@beforewisdom Right, exactly! That's why I made this post, to remind people and tell them why I'm trying to distance myself from it.  @beforewisdom @Fragglemuppet You don't need to engage with those - there is no algorithm, all you see is timeline you made yourself. You will dwell in garden of your design. @beforewisdom @Fragglemuppet People **always** go tribal so it's expected that all other forms of social media will be trashed here... @ByteArcane Yes, but it's relentless. And everyone presents it as if we've never heard it before. I promise you, we have. Soooo many times! @beforewisdom @Fragglemuppet @Fragglemuppet I was just thinking that since I stopped using Twitter, I have no idea what nonsense folks like Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, etc are spewing. Or if I do see it here, it’s been filtered down to the point where I can get the gist of whatever thing they’re raging about but not actually be involved. It’s nice. @Fragglemuppet @Ttroika I'm really glad to see so many people agree! Guess this post did matter, after all. But it's not really mine. I just reiterated it. I would've tagged the original poster if I remembered who it was. That's why I was surprised to see it get so much attention. I feel the same way. I try to talk about Skastodon / Mastodon for what they are, rather than what they aren't. I hope people are joining and federating because we're a good place to talk about good music, and not just because we're "not that other site."  The fact I do not hate anyone or anything. I post to be aware and pass it on of what ails US. Apathy must be nice? @Fragglemuppet yeah that's right everyone; just keep the blinders on it's not like that's what got us here in the first place. 🙄  @Fragglemuppet unless you're super open minded, I don't think it's possible to keep your feed everything you like. Too many diverse people who will share wildly different things. It's a constant game of whack-a-mole. @shipp Oh, I share all kinds of things and have surely had my share of bad days that I'm not shy about posting about. It's not so much about being happy all the time. It's about keeping this a positive, peaceful space as it was when I got here, and people who delight in doomposting and doomscrolling, well, don't do that. @Fragglemuppet you know that the best thing to being here is seeing this app growing I think it is human nature to discuss what moves you - good or bad - but I find that it’s easier to do both with people who have good intentions. And so I guess I’d say, it’s the good intentions that I love. @Fragglemuppet The result of no algorithms to promote hate! Fearmongering and hate brings views which bring money, so if you don't optimise for money, fear/hate drops automatically and we get a more balanced reflection of society  @Fragglemuppet@fandom.ink @Fragglemuppet Here!Here! That is why I came over to the Fediverse as soon as I heard about it. The part that confuses me, however, is what app to use. Mastodon was the first to pop up in a search, but some how ended up at universeodon.com? Still learning how this Fediverse world works and how to access it. It reminds me of accessing Tor, lol. @loyalnewb @Fragglemuppet Are you on Android or iOS? On my iPhone I’ve been a dedicated Toot! user from the start, but Ice Cubes is nice and a lot of people like Ivory (although the free version has very limited functionality). Can’t help with Android.
@loyalnewb @Fragglemuppet here are some suggestions... I just stated using Tusker & it's good so far. https://allthingstech.social/@kylewritescode/110647031659709410 @peterdrake @ShaniKom @Fragglemuppet One thing that is REALLY confusing me is, what is the difference between apps like Mastodon and Tusky? I am not sure what other apps there are for the fediverse. @loyalnewb @ShaniKom @Fragglemuppet Others understand all of this much better than I do, but I believe: Mastodon is one particular service in the fediverse; others include Pixelfed. You can access Mastodon through a web browser. There is an official Mastodon mobile app and other mobile apps like Tusky. You *might* find an answer here: @LoyalNewb Hi and welcome to the Fediverse. What instance you're on is not a big issue, they are all connected across the Fediverse. As for a Mastodon app, Trunks and Megalodon are pretty good (Android).
  @Fragglemuppet @tsturm I remember once thinking FB was for people you knew and Twitter for people you liked. Yes, it changed at lot since then :-)  @Fragglemuppet Similar to the difference between Facebook and Twitter at its best: "One is for communicating with people you know in real life but wish you didn't, the other is for communicating with people you don't know but wish you did."   @Fragglemuppet thst's why I make free use of the mute and block buttons as well as edit filters. Life is too short To do otherwise. @Fragglemuppet The "Filters" feature - to hide posts with common keywords where negative, sensationalist, poorly-argued spew is virtually always wrapped around said keywords - is underrated. I see far less of this sort of negativity you speak of this way. All of a sudden, Mastodon is much more of what I was wanting to see. 👍 If only for the sake of protecting our emotional well-being from being aggressively "janked" by this jarring, unwelcome, unproductive spam, "Filters" is indispensable. @sbb @Fragglemuppet I also find using filters and muting particular words are good for ensuring endless posts and complaints about other social media don't clog my timeline. And also US politics (I live in New Zealand and it's mostly irrelevant). And there's so much of it! Give me fans of stuff that excites them - even if I'm not particularly interested in it. Then I can blather on about why I love jazz and other cool music without people shouting 'Shut up Dad'. @Fragglemuppet Hello, hello, nice to meet you~  @Fragglemuppet fuck, I just realized I spend most of my time here in political discussion @Fragglemuppet I haven’t really posted anything yet. But this is something I’ll keep in mind. Positive vibes only.Thank you 🙏  @Fragglemuppet @vincent I’ve seen here so much hate against groups of ppl and individual users … I hope this place is not changing into the same hellhole we tried to avoid @Fragglemuppet Privacy influencers who sell & promote their own devices, self-name their own OS, tout themselves as being big on sites such as Odysee. They too, have own social media site on their degoggled devices. Use phrases such as '3-letter agencies' & ducking the 'Zucking'. All in the name of privacy the patrons delete their chats. Voluntarily? Dunno. |
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Really? The most traffic I have seen on Matodon have been people posting how horrible Threads is and how Meta should be ( I agree ) blocked.
After that the most frequent topic are the record breaking hottest days.
People aren't talking about what they love on Mastodon, they are talking about what they hate and fear.