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   Josh Kagan (joshkagan@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 00:27:41 JST Josh Kagan

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs Really? Do you think Hachyderm is less likely to stick around for the long haul? Seems well managed from what I can see.

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     PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾 (pierrenick@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 01:06:48 JST PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs @JoshKagan Portable (export/import) history would be nice but it would be such a huge deal for instances having to deal with that.

     I see some folks who simply treat their Mastodon posts as a more volatile and ephemeral media, and use their blogs for anything that should be more perennial. Not a bad strategy. But it’s a whole different philosophy.

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     maegul (maegul@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 01:14:34 JST maegul

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs fascinating! And I take your point and you’re probably right!

     There are most likely a few of these “centralising forces” lying around pulling people into mastodon.social, and not without good reason right? Without post mobility, why not optimise for longevity!

     Another force I imagine is maximising reach and minimising defed drama.

     Whether you dislike a centralised fediverse, it’s important I think to recognise they emerge from its structure and dynamics.

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     James Corey (jaymcor@mastodon.acm.org)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 03:03:10 JST James Corey

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Migration, like much of the current Mastodon landscape, is imperfect, but still better than existing alternatives... it does at least work (sans some things like post history). I migrated from mas.to to mastodon.acm.org just to see for myself and also try to encourage more visibility by different groups, though it's a bit quiet here, unfortunately. But my post history isn't all that valuable. I remain hopeful that issue will be better solved at some point in the future.

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     Josh Kagan (joshkagan@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 02-Jun-2023 05:41:21 JST Josh Kagan

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs my favorite instance would be one that charges a mandatory and reasonable monthly fee for access resulting in a sustainable (and non-creepy) business model.