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   ocdtrekkie (ocdtrekkie@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 19:09:51 JST ocdtrekkie

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   • Eugen Rochko
   • Chris Trottier

   @atomicpoet @Gargron I read this as "either people expect 100% uptime and a full moderation team" or "they want to run their own and control everything", but servers somewhere in the middle size are likely to grant neither the professional operation nor the personal control users tend to want. Somewhere in the middle is often "seems cool until the admin gets in an argument and quits and deletes the server".

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     ocdtrekkie (ocdtrekkie@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 19:09:51 JST ocdtrekkie

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     • Eugen Rochko
     • Chris Trottier

     @atomicpoet @Gargron Which, wouldn't be a condemnation of federation as a whole, just an indication that maybe large public servers are good and small personal servers are good, but the model in the middle may have more problems.

     I don't know if I agree but I also don't think it's as radical as some people have taken it.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 19:09:52 JST Chris Trottier

     • Eugen Rochko

     Lots of controversy in this comment by @Gargron@mastodon.social. First off, I don't know if this was taken out of context.
     
     However, I have to ask: who is @gargron trying to appeal to? Is it people who love Mastodon's initial promise? Or is it people who just want a Twitter replacement?
     
     The truth is that people who just want a Twitter replacement don't give a damn about Mastodon. They will just as soon use Bluesky or Spoutible or Post if one of them "wins".
     
     They have little investment in Mastodon, and if @Gargron@mastodon.social bends over backwards for those seeking a Twitter replacement, this is the road to ruin.
     
     What he needs to do is make Mastodon the best it can be. That means focusing on the many things that make it special.
     
     And what makes it special? Federation, interoperability, extensibility.
     
     That's what people who love Mastodon are looking for.