@HumToTable @eosfpodcast
A large popular platform can be a safer, more diverse & more welcoming space.
I strongly dislike the tendency of people to abscond off into private communities. I don't like places that are not public & open. Mostly facebook groups convinced me that such places can be the most toxic places possible online.
I want a big public square and the intersections that such a place makes possible. I don't just want to talk to math people and tech people. I hate the isolation.
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2024-11-18 AngelaScholder ā 2š¤
@futurebird @HumToTable @eosfpodcast Well, have fun there..
@futurebird @HumToTable @eosfpodcast And algorithms designed to keep people are the antithesis of that, since they don't recommend based on people you like, but rather posts that catch your [ā¦]
2024-11-18 thenexusofprivacy ā 1š 2š¤
Rudy, who does Blacksky, sees things exactly the same way. He talks about it some in blog.rudyfraser.com/blacksky-pā¦ (or maybe an earlier installment in the series)
It's quite possible that [ā¦]
2024-11-18 Dervishpi ā 2š¤
@futurebird @HumToTable @eosfpodcast What attracts me to Mastodon over other meeting places is that I can find any people I find interesting and easily prune away mistakes instead of having [ā¦]
2024-11-18 eosfpodcast ā edited ā 1š¤ 1š¬
@futurebird @HumToTable
Great point, but that's not the case with Mastodon and the Fediverse. It can be as open or isolating as the user wants - and I like that.
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2024-11-18 nazokiyoubinbou ā 2š¤
@futurebird @HumToTable @eosfpodcast I've seen times it can be good. I still remember with great fondness days on forums in the forgotten past for a few communities where it just seemed to [ā¦]
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