Re:Gemini is a little gem
by skybrian on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @05:53PM
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One problem is the way Gemini and Mastodon (and even Twitter at one time) are often promoted:
> Once you have a client that supports it, you’re free to enter the ecosystem. Once there, you’ll notice that it is composed of many vibrant communities. There are artists creating cool experiments, writers and essayists pouring their hearts and brains out, etc. You can find a tribe for you or start a new thing.
I assume this is true for the person who wrote it, but finding people who are interesting is often a problem. There is lots of noise and I have trouble finding “vibrant” communities that are relevant to me. I’m following only two interesting people on Mastodon after several years and I found them because links to interesting things they wrote were posted to a link-sharing site.
Specific examples beat abstract arguments. The best way to promote Gemini would be to quote and link to interesting content you found on Gemini.
And that means you’re playing the same social game as everyone else, doesn’t it?
> Once you have a client that supports it, you’re free to enter the ecosystem. Once there, you’ll notice that it is composed of many vibrant communities. There are artists creating cool experiments, writers and essayists pouring their hearts and brains out, etc. You can find a tribe for you or start a new thing.
I assume this is true for the person who wrote it, but finding people who are interesting is often a problem. There is lots of noise and I have trouble finding “vibrant” communities that are relevant to me. I’m following only two interesting people on Mastodon after several years and I found them because links to interesting things they wrote were posted to a link-sharing site.
Specific examples beat abstract arguments. The best way to promote Gemini would be to quote and link to interesting content you found on Gemini.
And that means you’re playing the same social game as everyone else, doesn’t it?