Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one
Hello there!
I boost a lot of posts, but I have a few things to say every now and then.
I am largely fine with boosting posts from people I disagree with even on significant, dividing issues. I usually don't, however, if they actively advocate for these ideas... so it goes :/
#Christian #coding #HaikuOS #Linux #privacy #FOSS #Fediverse #SmashBros #SSBU #LegendOfZelda
#fedi22
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Ethan Black
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I haven’t seen so many people so excited about a social network since the early days of Twitter.
Ethan Black
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As more people join the #Fediverse, some instances will likely need to pause new registrations while they allow their existing community to absorb new members. This is a *good* thing and no different from towns limiting new housing developments based on what town infrastructure can handle. The town/city governance metaphor applies pretty well to the Fediverse in my opinion.
Ethan Black
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I don't think Mastodon or the fediverse has ever received this much attention before. It's a great opportunity for people to finally see that social media can be done differently, that it can be a protocol not under control of any single company.
@ArtFromRachel That looks beautiful!
@rysiek
> There is not enough 🍿️ in the 🌏️ for this
Please -- this sort of stuff is what drives many people from Twitter. It does well to be nice to those you disagree much with, as well as those who don't.
@unlofl @realcaseyrollins This sort of toxicity is one of the reasons I don't like Twitter. Calm down guyz
Ethan Black
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Okay, apologies for the many unanswered questions that are slipping past, am trying to answer as many as possible.
My timeline has just frozen completely.
Please check sites like https://fedi.tips and https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon/, they will answer lots and lots of common questions about Mastodon and the Fediverse!
If you are a techy person who wants to see technical details, you can find the official Mastodon documentation at https://docs.joinmastodon.org
@IslandUsurper Interesting. Thank you. Did the first message ("test") show up in your feed, or just the reply? Both were visibility mode Unlisted.
Ethan Black
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I've made a deliberate choice against a quoting feature because it inevitably adds toxicity to people's behaviours. You are tempted to quote when you should be replying, and so you speak at your audience instead of with the person you are talking to. It becomes performative. Even when doing it for "good" like ridiculing awful comments, you are giving awful comments more eyeballs that way. No quote toots. Thank's
@Gargron I think this is a good idea!
I'd like to respectfully disagree about ridiculing awful comments being good, though. Even if the comment you are ridiculing is genuinely immoral, it is still toxic.
@golemwire This is an unlisted post. It only shows up in @golemwire 's feed then, right?
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Livestreaming people!
Do you want people on Mastodon to be able to follow your livestream and be notified when you go live?
There's a free open source streaming platform called @owncast which is also part of the Fediverse:
You can follow OwnCast streams from Mastodon, and a post will appear in your timeline when they go live.
For example you can follow music accounts like @live or tech & gaming streamers like @Hamish or @hatnix
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@prehensile What the what is that
@agx Thank you for your work!
@servant I like when my messages get favorited, but it isn't good for me to get an instant notification when it happens... it makes the dynamic feel like I'm interacting with you all for gratification. I tend to desire credit and praise, so I'm going to try turning the favorites notification off. Good idea.
Gee, it is easy for social media to feel like transactions of people-pleasing messages and approval. It is hard to not count favorites and boosts. I would love it if #Mastodon was designed to show these stats rounded to powers of ten.
E.g. your post has 0 boosts, 1 boost, 10 boosts, or 100 boosts, ....
Measuring this way would allow you to get an idea of how many favorites and boosts your post has, but without seeing each individual interaction, which I believe is more harmful than good.
@Big_Diggity @servant @mordoc But she doesn't have chickens 💘
@Big_Diggity @servant @mordoc Sometimes I do lol
Hello there!
I boost a lot of posts, but I have a few things to say every now and then.
I am largely fine with boosting posts from people I disagree with even on significant, dividing issues. I usually don't, however, if they actively advocate for these ideas... so it goes :/
#Christian #coding #HaikuOS #Linux #privacy #FOSS #Fediverse #SmashBros #SSBU #LegendOfZelda
#fedi22
Note: social.librem.one doesn't support DMs
Joined Jul 2022
