Thinking about a replacement for Twitter that is self-hosted so doesn't need ad revenue and therefore nazi gobshites.
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Replying to @laurakalbag
Kind of. I think. I'm certainly on there and follow you!
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I don’t use my http://mastodon.social account much because I’m aware I need to take the time to set up my own instance, like
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I need to read up more. I thought instances were separate sites/clubs/Twitters, not self-hosted accounts.
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Replying to @heydonworks @aral
They are, but because they can all communicate with each other, having your own instance works/is ideal for absolute control.
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Realise it's a chicken and egg thing but are enough people using Mastodon to make it worthwhile yet? (Speaking as an early adopter of Ello
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It’s worthwhile to the people who are using it :) PS. Mastodon is nothing like Ello, it’s not centralised, funded by VC, nor closed source.
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Oh sure, I get that it's different. I'm just wondering whether it's reached the critical mass of people to replace the good bits of Twitter.
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