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   Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:16:05 JST Eugen Rochko

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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.

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     healyn (healyn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:17:15 JST healyn

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     @Gargron not really comfortable when German guys get too ambitious, so maybe let's take it down a notch Eugen

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     Rythur (rythur@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:19:30 JST Rythur

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     @Gargron Please, let us keep it this beautiful! And thank you for what you and the others have created. I appreciate you guys!

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     Jeff Haluska (jhaluska@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:23:45 JST Jeff Haluska

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     @Gargron Most of us are here because we've seen what happens when it is under control of a single company. Keep up the good work.

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     Florian (ffangohr@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:25:35 JST Florian

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     @Gargron Danke für what you’re doing. :) Would love to help with design/writing or just input if there’s a spot. Revising the sign-up process alone to not drive traffic to the most hot-running server because of fomo could really help the platform.

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     kaffando (kaffando@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:29:35 JST kaffando

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     @Gargron thank you for all you're doing to keep things up and running. With so many people joining in the last few days, it can't have been easy. It'll get better though!

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     Laurie_Snyder (laurie_snyder@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:30:38 JST Laurie_Snyder

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     I'll say it again, @Gargron. You're doing a GREAT job! Thank you!!

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     sanjayuvacha (sanjayuvacha@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:35:41 JST sanjayuvacha

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     @Gargron Maybe, the first movement began here in #India

     Scroll.in: Twitter has become toxic. Can Mastodon provide a saner, safer alternative?.
     https://scroll.in/article/945163/twitter-has-become-toxic-can-mastodon-provide-a-saner-safer-alternative

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     Joseph Morris (joemo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:41:08 JST Joseph Morris

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     @Gargron good work keeping the lights on this week, cannot have been easy with such a big spike

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     okanogen TheEnemyFromWithin (okanogen@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:44:24 JST okanogen TheEnemyFromWithin

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     @Gargron Concerned to not see a response when people look for a #bipoc server and the whisperings about previous bullying of those instances. That diversity/community is what really drew me to twitter in the first place and what is being dismantled.

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     Margarita Estévez-Abe (japanprof@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 12:49:32 JST Margarita Estévez-Abe

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     @Gargron I have to thank Elon Musk for taking over Twitter and driving many of us out. I was getting very disillusioned about new communication technologies because of Facebook and then Twitter. I really admire you and other like-minded people for seeking and building an alternative more social media platform. Thank you (not in the way I thank Musk.)

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     Liam (liammcbride@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 13:14:20 JST Liam

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     @Gargron This is a prime opportunity for Federated social media to finally take off, and I hope more people come over here, id love to completely rid myself of Twitter

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     Florence Jay Munar (iamflorencejay@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 13:45:09 JST Florence Jay Munar

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     @Gargron definitely one of the best that's happened

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     Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎 (austinkocher@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 14:07:47 JST Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎

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     I had no idea this was possible and now I can’t imagine it any other way. I think it’s paradigm shifting for a lot of people, @Gargron.

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 14:20:19 JST smellsofbikes

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     @Gargron And that there's a way to make websites and online identities that can survive a single hostile takeover type failure: routing around damage.

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     eons Luna (eonity@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 14:50:01 JST eons Luna

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     @Gargron to be honest I think this is really a return to form for internet social media. I’m old enough to remember when the internet was truly a decentralised affair where you didn’t have just a handful of faceless corporations controlling 99% of the platforms or content you use or see. Mastodon kind of feels like if someone took Twitter and applied good old IRC’s design/decentralisation philosophy to it.

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     Scott Hanselman ✅???? (shanselman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 15:04:39 JST Scott Hanselman ✅????

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     @Gargron ?

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     tuppy@mastodon.social's status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 15:23:19 JST tuppy

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     @Gargron
     Amazing what you have created. I am really impressed. Well, done!!!

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     DarrenGByrne (darrengbyrne@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 15:26:19 JST DarrenGByrne

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     @Gargron this new activity is exciting for all of us, I think, new and seasoned. It’s just what I hoped would happen. Thank you, Eugen!

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     ParadisFraise (paradisfraise@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 15:41:59 JST ParadisFraise

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     @Gargron Most important, even more important than that, are rules prohibiting harassment and fake news which are applied by moderation in the event of a report, which is not the case elsewhere.

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     Sascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡ (pallenberg@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 16:30:10 JST Sascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡

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     @Gargron thank you for all the work you are putting into this project

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     ajWasThere (ajwasthere@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 16:52:25 JST ajWasThere

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     @Gargron something that would be useful is a way to transfer twitter followers to this platform in an easier way.
     Similar to how you can add phone contacts to Facebook.

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     Aemstuz (aemstuz@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 17:10:47 JST Aemstuz

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     @Gargron I don’t think that casual users are interested is such details. They just want their social media app to work. They will stay with Mastodon if they consider it cool.

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     Robert Lorenc (boblinger77@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 17:26:34 JST Robert Lorenc

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     @Gargron Brüder, hört die Signale!

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     Bart Janssens ?? (janssens_bart@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 18:22:29 JST Bart Janssens ??

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     @Gargron Thank you for doing this. I hope the number of patreons increases in proportion.

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     ?️Peaceful☕Skyred? (peaceful_skyred@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 18:52:21 JST ?️Peaceful☕Skyred?

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     @Gargron Right. In that case, i'm actually glad Musk purchased that damn bird, cause otherwise i would've probably never experienced this nice place here. So, i should thank him, i guess.??

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     Andrew Stroehlein (andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 19:25:39 JST Andrew Stroehlein

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     @Gargron I’ve never seen anything like what’s happening on Twitter right now. How can faith in a platform crash so quickly?

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     Merel (zustermerel@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 19:32:33 JST Merel

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     @Gargron i really love it here! ??

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     James Slezak (jslez@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 19:51:39 JST James Slezak

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     @Gargron congratulations on building something people want!!!

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     NO TOP 100 (notop100@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 20:00:37 JST NO TOP 100

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     @Gargron Thanks for your great work. ?

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     Kajleers (kajleers@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 20:11:20 JST Kajleers

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     @Gargron agreed! I do wonder though how moderation is going to go once the orcs start flooding in in mass numbers. Which they eventually will.

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     Pia Mancini (piamancini@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 20:23:10 JST Pia Mancini

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     @Gargron thank you for taking care of this instance! Mastodon is already on Open Collective but if I can help with one for this particular instance, let me know. You will likely see a lot more pressure on it in the coming weeks.

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     Martin ?? (razze@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 21:23:03 JST Martin ??

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     @Gargron I've joined the Server already in 2018, but never really spent time and attention to Mastodon. Less people I knew and didn't find helping hands like today with #neuhier. Now I'm very happy to be part of it! Thank you @Gargron

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     Lewis Westbury (instantiator@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 21:29:23 JST Lewis Westbury

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     @Gargron time for an $8 patreon level? ?

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     Reymond Aguinaldo (mondinspace@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 21:35:02 JST Reymond Aguinaldo

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     @Gargron I always knew this day would come. More awesome peeps coming through! ✨

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     Rastal (rastal@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 21:39:49 JST Rastal

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     @Gargron In fairness, this is what the internet used to be like before big tech and advertisers took it over. Think also: RSS, XMPP, IRC, etc.

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     ParadisFraise (paradisfraise@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 21:55:11 JST ParadisFraise

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     @Gargron In my opinion the only solution to attract the majority of Twitter users departures is to offer account certification. I've talked to a lot of people who all say they stay on Twitter because the popular accounts they usually check are there. However, public figures are victims of identity theft at a frequency that is totally unmanageable for Mastodon instances. It is therefore necessary to be able to distinguish them from fake accounts.

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     Arzeus (arzeus@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 22:02:59 JST Arzeus

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     @Gargron Well a post with 2k+ interactions says a lot. Congrats btw

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     Haroldinho (haroldinhoxl@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 23:16:21 JST Haroldinho

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     @Gargron Too bad the user experience is terrible. ?

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     Tom Veneny (tomasveneny@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Nov-2022 23:23:06 JST Tom Veneny

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     @Gargron I'm noticing even people with thousands of followers are slowly going to mastodon.

     So good luck with whole new chapter for mastodon. ;)

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 00:10:02 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @pokerface @healyn Just for clarity, Healyn and I have been mutuals on here for years. It's just banter.

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     pokerface@sfba.social's status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 00:10:52 JST pokerface

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     @healyn @Gargron YAY and we already have racism! That took what, like a day?

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     healyn (healyn@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 00:13:05 JST healyn

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     @Gargron thank you Eugen, and i hope you're not too exhausted right now. i'm sure the past few days have been hectic for you

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 00:16:06 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @jt_ishie Yes. It's frustrating, I thought our messaging was pretty clear, but turns out it's not.

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     Joseph Ishie (jt_ishie@mastodon.green)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 00:16:07 JST Joseph Ishie

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     @Gargron this still remains an issue. The siloing

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     ParadisFraise (paradisfraise@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 00:40:25 JST ParadisFraise

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     @Gargron What also scares Twitter users is the fact that often only one person moderates a Mastodon instance, and if that person doesn't like someone, she can abuse the moderation tools at their disposal. And people who are victims of this abusive moderation may then have difficulty migrating to another instance if their account is blocked, for example, not to mention the fact that messages cannot be transferred.

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     Tim Morris (tmmo@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 01:29:55 JST Tim Morris

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     • Joseph Ishie

     @Gargron @jt_ishie possible to automatically put people on a ‘newbies’ federation by default, so they don’t know have to choose on day one. Present the opportunity to switch once the concept is well understood after use.

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     n___@mastodon.social's status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 03:36:10 JST N___

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     @Gargron Deleted my original reply as it was half wrong.

     I'm back after 5 months and the platform is slower and more tedious. Not sure if it's the traffic or something else. I'll use it more if issues like these are solved. User experience is key for me. Today couldn't load home page and am still unable to edit profile. I invited some I know to join but no point if it's not scalable.

     I'm all for decentralized web and am thankful to those who build and support it. I hope it rises well.

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     kryphos (kryphos@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 03:57:39 JST kryphos

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     @Gargron congratulations for all the great work, that now finally gets exposed to a large audience.

     I'm grateful for mastodon, I'll do my best to convince people to build their networks here.

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     Alligatorchamp (alligatorchamp@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 04:10:00 JST Alligatorchamp

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     @Gargron The biggest issue is they are coming over here thinking this site is going to ban Republicans and independents who disagree with the Democrat party, just like Twitter was doing over there. Eventually, they will realize this is not such site, and they might once again choose to leave. MAYBE. The only positive side in all of this is more users, and people realizing you should be able to write more than 120 freaking words, like I just did.

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     Professor Charles Haas (profcharleshaas@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 08:49:30 JST Professor Charles Haas

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     @Gargron For someone who remembers USENET, this is not new at all.

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     saTya (poeticandfunny@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 09:18:15 JST saTya

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     @Gargron agreed ,it's time for mastodon!

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     Raffaele Angius ? (faffa@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 10:35:48 JST Raffaele Angius ?

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     I used and appreciated it back in the 2018, but now I see that almost all the people I used to interact with at the time meanwhile had left. How to make it more engaging?

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     jmp (jmpjr@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 10:40:14 JST jmp

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     @Gargron I didn't join to complain, but I don't think Mastodon is going to shine as much as you think it will. I joined in June and I have already quit three times in frustration. This may be different, but it is not a better way. Mastodon is not intuitive to use. It feels like running through a maze. It's also slow and I occasionally have to refresh my browser because the page just failed to load. And the mobile app doesn't have all the features available on the web. Mastodon needs more work.

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     NMW (tld@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 10:43:17 JST NMW

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     @Gargron

     or #government

     see e.g.

     https://search.tech.blog/2021/10/23/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-presents-idea-for-government-regulation-that-all-search-engine-algorithms-should-display-search-results-in-reverse-chronological-order

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     Shoq (shoq@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 11:52:28 JST Shoq

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     @Gargron All thanks to your hard work. But as I think you yourself said once somewhere, it has to now evolve beyond your vision, so it doesn't succumb to the same monovision and monocultural fails that impacted Twitter.

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     Arnon (cautionwip@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 12:24:51 JST Arnon

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     @Gargron I seem to have forgotten my password, but the system won’t send me a password reset, so I’m stuck with this single log-in via the Mastodon app, and I’d like to try out the web interface and other apps. Is this likely to be resolved any time soon?

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     Justadutchguy (justadutchguy@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 12:41:12 JST Justadutchguy

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     @Gargron There is still a lot to find out. Painfully exposing how much of an "end user" in critical communication infra we have become. #twitter #mastodon

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     Scharada Dubey (scharada@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2022 00:23:29 JST Scharada Dubey

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     @Gargron Thanks. I was active here in 2019, then resumed being on the bird site. Am so happy you peeps have stuck with your original idea and I can see the fediverse expanding every hour.

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     SnowWrite ❄ (snowwrite@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2022 11:56:15 JST SnowWrite ❄

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     @Gargron thank you so much or what you have done here Eugen and the Times interview was awesome! BTW .. how do we little people support the server.. is there a patreon for mastodon.social? AND for the software so we can back its continued improvement.. in a crowd sourcing kinda way. Thanks again!

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     Alaric Snell-Pym (alaric@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2022 22:25:41 JST Alaric Snell-Pym

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     @Gargron I've been preaching the theory of distributed or federated social media for a while now ( https://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2018/04/22/dont-fund-your-online-business-with-advertising-itll-only-make-everyone-hate-you/ ) so I'm really excited to see it being tested in practice - I hope it continues to grow so we can see it in the mainstream, and really demonstrate a better way to build community online! #fediverseorbust

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     Teckide (teckide@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Nov-2022 12:49:56 JST Teckide

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     @Gargron it is, thanks to people like you!
     ???