It struck me that Mastodon might be some (many?) people's first experiences with a communication tool not run by a corporation.
@alexwood Absolutely. That is one of the significant aspects of what is happening with Mastodon right now, Alex.
As someone new to the Fediverse, it's been my first exposure to actually *using* a commons tool in this way even though I'd been somewhat involved in Synereo. I'm loving this and am super excited.
@alexwood I guess it just depends on perspective - there is still a corporation running the server that it is hosted on. :D
@alexwood I hadn't thought about that. You're probably right.
@alexwood sure that's true for me. and I can't find how to edit my profile :)
@alexwood Joke's on you, my instance is run by a corporation
@alexwood That cat must have some MASSIVE cheek bones to support those glasses!
@alexwood now that's a weird thought (but i guess if IRC was still popular, the internet would look super different)