Vince Horn @VinceHorn@mastodon.social
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Sorry, but unless @Mastodon can enable a transfer of accounts between instances, I don't see how this is a viable platform, or how it will scale. And then there's the business model issues that @Meaningness pointed out. That said, I've learned a lot since trying it out, and it looks like we're a lot closer to a decentralized alternative (at least programmatically) then I thought. Peace out!
Also can't be sure that provider will be around for the long term.
Also also, can't be sure that social dynamics / code of conduct of the instance you choose will stay aligned with your values.
@junglestrike @lambadalambda @sonya Yeah, but the whole social model embedded in the technical model is that you migrate to an instance that shares your value, freedom of association style. But when migrating servers means rebuilding your entire social graph.... that doesn't really work.
Curious to see how this #mastodon instance holds up with scaling.
I'm also bummed that it isn't easy to transfer your account between instances. I think that discourages people from creating new instances as they're already investing in one profile that's stuck on an instance. Would also probably help a lot with decentralized scaling. An instance gets slow and you start a new one or join a more stable one. These are some serious problems imo.
@Gargron you should coin a mammoth-themed name for "instance". "herd"?
Another comparison of distributed/OSS social networking systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_protocols_for_distributed_social_networking
Most of these are obvious non-starters, but there's half a dozen that look serious.
Friendica seems the most similar to Mastodon; it is inter-operable and uses the same protocols.
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Hi, please use https://mastodon-bridge.herokuapp.com/ to find twitter friends on Masto and Masto on twitter
Not sure exactly what the value is or what's involved.
A kindly offered challenge...
Could you express your basic life philosophy, such as it is, in 500 characters or <?
This is probably the first time someone on the mastodon network has said this.
Become the cyberpunk dream you want to see in the world
#welcome new users:
Things you wanna know:
"Local timeline" means mastondon.social only
"Federated timeline" means Mastodon and any site it talks to (think wide world/public)
Android app = Tusky
IOS app = Amaroq
CW means content warning. This will hide your toot. Good for spoilers and things like that.
Rules here: https://mastodon.social/about/more
hello, Mastodon Rabbit hole! https://mastodon.social/media/xwW2jECD76eldgjFPz8
Have been on Twitter since early 07'. This feels like it could be the alternative I've been waiting for... ⏱ will tell.
And since my last name is "Horn" Tooting is already 2nd nature. 🎺
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