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rysiek@szmer.info to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 month ago

Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives

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Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives

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rysiek@szmer.info to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 month ago
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Eight years ago Lance Ulanoff had a problem. William Shatner could not find him on Mastodon. His distress is understandable, relatable even. Who wouldn’t want to be found by Captain Kirk himself! The
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    inb4 all the people who always show up to complain that we need famous people on here for anyone to give a shit about the Fediverse.

    Emphatically, I am here because it’s all just random weirdos.

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      Mastodon has more of a flat structure and is designed to be more conversational which is why I think it hasn’t caught on amongst celebrities and the pundit class. It’s great for conversation but only so-so at self promotion.

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      there is a ton of famous people active on Mastodon tho. George Takei. John Scalzi. James Gunn. Cory Doctorow. Charlie Stross. William Gibson. Ron Gilbert.

      Some left a year ago tho, probably for BlueSky, like Linus Torvald, Stephen Fry, Mark Ruffalo, Greta Thunberg, Felicia Day, etc.

      A bunch of official european channels too like the european commission.

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      Why thank you Snot Flickerman, I think you’re pretty random yourself. (/s but not in a butthurt way)

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