Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick
by lapcat on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:28PM
(#35460602)
> I've been saying this for months now. Mastodon (and the Fediverse in general) is a failed idea. It may not be visible now, but it will be in a few years down the line.
Funny, that's what we Mastodon users are saying about Twitter. ;-)
Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick
by 19throw19 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:29PM
(#35460618)
I never had a Twitter account, and I don't even lurk, but I can tell you one thing for sure: Twitter will continue to exist long after Mastodon is a distant (cringy) memory.
Somewhat related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick
by lapcat on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:31PM
(#35460633)
> I never had a Twitter account, and I don't even lurk
Interesting. Do you have a Mastodon account? Or are you just making grand pronouncements about things that you're completely unfamiliar with?
[EDIT:] And apparently you didn't have a Hacker News account until 15 minutes ago, so I have to wonder where exactly you've been allegedly saying things for months?
Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick
by 19throw19 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:36PM
(#35460701)
> Do you have a Mastodon account?
No
> Or are you just making grand pronouncements about things that you're completely unfamiliar with?
Yes
> [EDIT:] And apparently you didn't have a Hacker News account until 15 minutes ago...
I have to create throwaway accounts because I always get flagged/shadowbanned. I'm mostly a 4chan user.
The main problem is that it makes no sense. The web is already decentralized. The solution is many centralized forums with their own culture, idosincracies, quirks, not one huge soulless """decentralized""" network within a decentralized network.