@_elena @poliverso @phanpy @ivory @MonaApp @pixelfed @Tusky @MoogleMaestro

Some corrections from technical perspective here.

> I was able to scroll through my Pixelfed feed using an app originally intended for Mastodon.
> This is the beauty and the magic of ActivityPub: interoperability between Fediverse software seamlessly works.

This is NOT ActivityPub.

This is Mastodon being SO LARGE of a platform that other platforms like Pixelfed implement their own Mastodon-compatible API's.

Technical proof just in case:
Mastodon API: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#verify_credentials
Pixelfed API: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/32d4b63a236c46cc7b538e7d64d69be830f4922d/routes/api.php#L94

Same goes for Pleroma and some other platforms.

And this is NOT related to the federation. Federation and ActivityPub come into action when instances communicate with each other.

> Mastodon earns over 19,000 Euros a month via Patreon donations. This gives me peace of mind

Just in case, this is somewhat equal to a salary of 2-4 developers in EU or US. But if managed carefully it still gives Mastodon a stable footing.

Nice article otherwise 👍

P.S. I'd also add that it's a good idea to support your instance by subscribing to donations if possible since a lot of instances are paid out of owner's pocket.

@_elena https://peertube.stream/w/p/4K4MWYXMEYUtVDqKjjq4Uu I've made the only tutorial on friendica on the interwebs. I have yet to get around to making pt 3 out of 5 as most were reworked from my 2020 tutorial when it was a VERY different website, and channels are brand new. What I personally love about Frienidca is its literally all the best features of every single social media platform rolled into one. Myspace/FB/G+/twitter/Tumblr?/and now with channels IG and tiktock. I also love that its the one ring to rule them all in terms of interconnectedness. I'd never give it up for mastodon because it would require losing all my diaspora friends here. Once they fixed the image issue that plagued them for so long, I deleted my mastodon account, and there are a few video upload issues they are working on that make me hang onto my pixelfed account still.

I've been running a one-person instance since 2011, and I occasionally contribute code.

The plugin system has been mentioned, but that's just the technical outcome of a core cultural differentiator: Friendica forswears all purity tests. While others bicker about whether Threads or Bluesky is good enough for the Fediverse, Friendica just connects to them, as long as they're willing. In the past that included reviled platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and that only ended when they stopped connecting to us, not the other way round.

So if you're sick of the Fedidrama, Friendica is a refuge.

One thing not widely known that I wished got more attention: the Events support. It's currently limited because no-one can agree what the standard says. But Friendica's implementation seems more advanced than any others. Imagine instead of clicking "like", you click "attend", and 1. all your followers see that you're attending, 2. the event organiser's followers see the attendee count tick up, and 3. the event appears automatically in your phone's calendar, with an address and reminders. I hope other platforms take inspiration from this. It could end up being important, e.g. for bands.