A tweetstorm manifesto on social networks, public identity, computer security, and advertising's corrosion of society, culture, and self: 0/
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Replying to @Meaningness
Yesterday, thousands of us began using Mastodon, a delightful newish open-source Twitter alternative. /1
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Replying to @Meaningness
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@twitter becoming increasingly awful—in its social dynamics and its technical user experience—many are looking for alternatives. /21 reply 0 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
Mastodon is an impressive technical achievement: a fully-functional Twitter-alike, written by one guy in a few months. It's lovely. /3pic.twitter.com/7ebpk2OP4u
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Replying to @Meaningness
I predicted that Mastodon would fail within hours, days, or at most months. Looks like "hours" was right. Here's why. 4/
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Replying to @Meaningness
Except Mastodon didn't fail. It's still here today. So's my instance. Maybe it doesn't need to grow like Twitter and growing pains are okay.
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Replying to @lmorchard
Well, first he added servers, which isn’t sustainable, and then closed it to new users.
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Replying to @Meaningness @lmorchard
As my tweetstorm noted, a user-limited/closed system can be economically viable, but is not a Twitter replacement.
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Closed forums are great, but they are not the same thing…
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