Notices by David Boles (david@boles.xyz), page 2

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Yes, fair! And, YES!, Mastodon has overlords, too! A small group who make all the decisions on the future of the service and what's it and what's out.

If, and when, Threads Federates -- it will be interesting to see who, then, takes over the big decisions on the future of "The Fediverse."

My bet is monster with the most active users will be the devil who gets to make all the major decisions from then on and everything will change.

@BeAware

Right! Good point! I prefer being managed because there are a lot of bad actors out there, and I don't want to deal with them on a server level.

I have extensive domain blocks as well because I don't want to get Nazi stuff and other gross things here, so being an Admin isn't really a set it and forget it. Every day there's a new challenge.

Deleting people who haven't been around for two months is always heartbreaking, though.

@BeAware @m @SomeAnoTooter @AAKL @hackerfactor

I feel the same way. As an author and a publisher, I like to keep what I wrote. On the majors, that's easy! I can search and find out what I sad on what day -- years ago!

On Mastodon, running my own instance, but managed by someone else -- I'm close to my storage limits. So, either I delete old content, and the length of Federation, or I pay double a month what I'm paying now if I want to keep my history alive. More retention = more money!

@BeAware @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter

Make sure you delete your Threads account! I keep getting prompted to follow you even though I know you quit.

@AAKL @SomeAnoTooter @BeAware

But Mastodon is run by one person. Your server Admin. Get on the wrong server, you might now see half the stuff available because it's being blocked.

@hackerfactor @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter @BeAware

You have to start all over again when you change Mastodon servers. Your previous messages don't travel with you and they never will. Few people know that when they sign up. That's a problem!

@BeAware @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter

It's okay for people to dismiss you. You win if you stay. We all lose when their effort to brush you off, is successful.

@knowprose @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter @BeAware

For me, it's more about accountability. People should be who they are, and own what they say online -- wherever that might be. A lot of the mainstream social services offer/require ID in order to take full advantage of their services.

Plus, I worked on my Facebook Page for years. Got it verified the old fashioned way -- I earned it! (Ha! John Houseman) -- and now that my page is turned on again a flood of all the old people like me are electrified!

@BeAware @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter

Threads is shouting into the abyss. It's sad, really. Unless, of course, you're one of the cool kids who works for Threads. Then people won't leave you alone!

@BeAware @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter

I completely agree with you. I just wish you hadn't left Threads. You can't change what you don't control.

@AAKL @BeAware @SomeAnoTooter

I understand. It all depends on features and wants and needs. If you have any desire to find the mainstream mind, you won't find it on Mastodon. That doesn't mean smart or stupid -- it only means people who are on social media are settled, and of a certain age, they know what they like, and getting them to move takes more than the Mastodon ideal that we are are seeking here together. They want frictionless friends and predictability. Mastodon does not offer that.

@BeAware @AAKL @SomeAnoTooter

Threads really seem to be pushing how much more action they have now than Twitter.

@AAKL @SomeAnoTooter @BeAware

After 18 months of being exclusively on Mastodon; I was sort of forced back into the mainstream social media platforms because of my music distribution. I've turned on all the old sites again and the interaction there: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Threads (new!), Instagram, TikTok just slaughter any sort of interactive community in the Fediverse. There's a reason those social media services are hard to kill -- they work! That's where the people are!

@AAKL @SomeAnoTooter @BeAware

The problem is how will Mastodon catch the hive mind and grow? They want that and they need that but the disbursement of ideas across thousands of servers hurts that coalition, especially with politically active server admins.

If you need to verify your identity -- for say, getting access to an Artist account -- you have to use one of the major social media companies. Mastodon isn't even an option. That was a hard, stinging, reality for me to accept last week.

@BeAware @SomeAnoTooter @AAKL

The 30 Day Pop Up isn't a big deal. Ads are coming to threads in a couple of months. Threads can be a good Twitter killer.

Reading threads and interacting there is dead -- I have no idea how some people have 130K followers.

One woman joked this morning that without the Bots, she'd have no followers. She was posting posed butt photos, and I wanted to ask if she mean "Bots" or "Butts!" but I didn't.

I don't think you can BUY Threads followers right now anyway.

@SomeAnoTooter @BeAware @AAKL

There was a big discussion on Threads a day or two ago about these "30 Day Popup" warnings and the people who know say they're a legal requirement in Europe. They're just following the law in providing those access warnings.

@BeAware

This won't change anytime soon. People see AI is disingenuous, "stealing" and as replacement. If they knew any better, they'd keep their ignorance to themselves. The lack of foresight and understanding is overwhelming! Often, it's best to ignore, and disengage, than to try to reason with obfuscated fear.

@BeAware @AAKL

That's an interesting conversation! Threads has to be all in on Fediverse or they lose all companion authority.