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Alternatively: Mastodon lets you run your own node on your own hardware, have it exist as an equal peer, and if you want to delete your own data you have that o
by KirinDave 9y ago
Alternatively: Mastodon lets you run your own node on your own hardware, have it exist as an equal peer, and if you want to delete your own data you have that option.
It's weird to me how the no-retractions thing is a benefit. Seems like a feature deficit. I can't imagine using twitter without the delete function, if only just to delete botched tweets.
- briansbum 9y agoIt looks like you're able to do a similar thing with their batching method to make using it cheaper. Re-read your peep before it gets pushed to the chain and you'll be able to delete them there.
- KirinDave 9y agoThat's fair, but I think the criticism still stands. Why is it good that you can't delete things? I can think of lots of situations where that's not a good thing. I can't really think of any situations where it's a good thing.