Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t

Re:Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t by trinix912 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:48AM (#36917592)

Mastodon users praise it for somehow being “better” than other social media yet the whole “pick your subculture’s instance” thing really closes you into an echo chamber way easier. At that point one might as well just use Reddit, from a non-tech user standpoint it’s the same with the subreddits except it’s way easier to actually find your interests/people on there.

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Re:Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t by hsjqllzlfkf on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:16AM (#36918072)

My understanding is you can follow us in other instances...?

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Re:Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t by karpour on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:46AM (#36918241)

I picked a big public instance and I think I never even got a follow from someone on that instance, despite having 600 followers. All interaction is with people from other instances. Of course you can join a tiny instance with a specific topic and check out people's profiles, but does it close you in? Not more than joining a facebook group does.

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Re:Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t by numpad0 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:49AM (#36918551)

I think ActivityPub is future but we'll see the end of Mastodon as a "Gen 1" APub at some point. IMO it needs account and backend sharing over servers, as well as a timeline system not based on individual following.

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Re:Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t by krapp on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:28AM (#36919614)

>Mastodon users praise it for somehow being “better” than other social media yet the whole “pick your subculture’s instance” thing really closes you into an echo chamber way easier.

That's exactly what makes it better. People keep saying "echo chamber" as though having rules and standards is a universal negative but their definition of an echo chamber is just any platform that doesn't want to deal with their bullshit. Fine, it's an echo chamber. Go make your own with blackjack and hookers if you don't like it.

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Re:Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t by tadfisher on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:12PM (#36923462)

Mastodon is federated though. I follow and am followed by tons of folks from other instances, so it doesn't feel like I'm locked in.

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