Ivan Enderlin 🦀
I find it utterly unfair that Bluesky is now booming, the press is talking about it a lot, while Mastodon _is_ decentralized, older, provides more features, and is based on standards. Why people keep rejecting these techs? Why the choice is rarely made in favor of simple, standard-based, open, community-driven solutions?
This isn’t my project but I think it is an interesting question. What makes these solutions appealing or not?
Raphael Lullis
For a large part of the population, "Mastodon is decentralized" is a negative aspect.
Also, it's not like the press never talked about Mastodon. It *had* its shot in October 2022 and newcomers were met by the hostile, reactionary crowd that was already here and refused to make this place more normie-friendly.
Ivan Enderlin 🦀
@raphael Didn’t heard of hostile welcoming on Mastodon, hmm 🤔. Was it generally spread?
Raphael Lullis
If your timeline is free from frequent variations of "I don't want the Fediverse to grow", "I left Twitter for a reason, if people come here I will have to find somewhere else to go", "Mastodon is not a place for celebrities/influencers, so keep corporate away from here", then you are luckier than me.
Raphael Lullis
To illustrate, this is from two days ago but this sentiment is perennially expressed here.
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