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https://joinmastodon.org https://joinmastodon.org ?

by snthd 8y ago

TekMol 8y ago
I tried Mastodon recently and got the feeling it's only crazy people :) Maybe I just don't find the right people. On Twitter, I can look up people I'm interested in. Like "That company is doing something cool, let's follow the CEO on Twitter". But on Mastodon? Is there anybody 'normal' on there who posts substantial stuff?
- dcbadacd 8y ago
  Probably, but really hard to find. I think alternative social media will only take off with very good integration with other social media we have now.
- krapp 8y ago
  That's the problem of network effect - the 'normal' people are already posting on the 'normal' social networks with their 'normal' friends. Most likely don't want to leave for other networks because what they have works for them. An alternative to the mainstream doesn't appeal to people who don't reject the mainstream, and another social network alongside what they have might seem redundant.
- horsemans 8y ago
  There are plenty of unique and interesting posters on Mastodon. mastodon.technology is full of vintage computer experts, BBS operators, people working to revitalize Gopher as an alternative to the ad-saturated web, and more. And that’s just one instance. There are other instances where people congregate to discuss art, music, books, and punk rock. There’s a Star Wars themed instance, there’s safe places for sex workers and LGBTQ posters, and all you have to do is care about one of these things to find a whole world of enthusiasts. Searching http://instances.social http://instances.social gives you a huge list of registered instances. But if you think people are divided up into “normal” and “not normal” (and your definition of normal is “some CEO”) then yeah, maybe Mastodon isn’t right for you.
  - ianamartin 8y ago
    I'm pretty sure the instance dedicated to sex workers got shut down because of SESTA/FOSTA.
    - aussiegeek 8y ago
      No, they have just been having traffic issues, DDOS and of course can't use any US based services. One of the founders wrote about it yesterday https://medium.com/assembly-four/my-six-week-rollercoaster-ride-172eb58ba80e https://medium.com/assembly-four/my-six-week-rollercoaster-r...
      - ianamartin 8y ago
        Glad to hear that's back up. The last thing I heard about it was CloudFlare giving them the boot.
  - TekMol 8y ago
    full of vintage computer experts, BBS operators, people working to revitalize Gopher That's what I meant with 'crazy people' :)
    - AsyncAwait 8y ago
      So your definition of 'normal people' is people who have no hobby and are in no way interesting? Are artists 'crazy' too? There's plenty of those on Mastodon. If your answer is yes, am not sure I want to follow the 'normal people'. As another poster put it "An alternative to the mainstream doesn't appeal to people who don't reject the mainstream".
    - laumars 8y ago
      "crazy" is a little unfair there. Particularly with just how mainstream it has become to collect and use retro hardware. I think what you're trying to say is "the aforementioned social network doesn't have people who share the same interests as me" rather than it being full of people who are mentally unwell.
- rocky1138 8y ago
  You can follow me! I'm not crazy! (I think...) https://kwat.chat/rocky1138 https://kwat.chat/rocky1138
  - TekMol 8y ago
    Looking at the about page of kwat.chat, it says it is based on GNU Social. Can you use Mastodon to follow people on kwat.chat? Does Mastodon use GNU Social or does it support it somehow?
    - rocky1138 8y ago
      Both of them use the OStatus protocol, so people can follow anyone on any of the services. Mastodon is a new implementation of the OStatus spec.
jwilk 8y ago
Which Mastodon instances do you recommend? (I don't have energy to run my own.)
james_pm 8y ago
Or https://micro.blog https://micro.blog? Feels like Twitter 9 years ago, and you can just hop on board with your own blog at your own domain as long as it has an RSS or JSON feed. Clients for iOS and Android are being built by indie developers - icro for iOS is great and there's also Dialog for Android now.

https://joinmastodon.org https://joinmastodon.org ?

by snthd 8y ago

https://joinmastodon.org https://joinmastodon.org ?

I tried Mastodon recently and got the feeling it's only crazy people :) Maybe I just don't find the right people. On Twitter, I can look up people I'm interested in. Like "That company is doing something cool, let's follow the CEO on Twitter". But on Mastodon? Is there anybody 'normal' on there who posts substantial stuff?

dcbadacd 8y ago
Probably, but really hard to find. I think alternative social media will only take off with very good integration with other social media we have now.
krapp 8y ago
That's the problem of network effect - the 'normal' people are already posting on the 'normal' social networks with their 'normal' friends. Most likely don't want to leave for other networks because what they have works for them. An alternative to the mainstream doesn't appeal to people who don't reject the mainstream, and another social network alongside what they have might seem redundant.
horsemans 8y ago
There are plenty of unique and interesting posters on Mastodon. mastodon.technology is full of vintage computer experts, BBS operators, people working to revitalize Gopher as an alternative to the ad-saturated web, and more. And that’s just one instance. There are other instances where people congregate to discuss art, music, books, and punk rock. There’s a Star Wars themed instance, there’s safe places for sex workers and LGBTQ posters, and all you have to do is care about one of these things to find a whole world of enthusiasts. Searching http://instances.social http://instances.social gives you a huge list of registered instances. But if you think people are divided up into “normal” and “not normal” (and your definition of normal is “some CEO”) then yeah, maybe Mastodon isn’t right for you.
- ianamartin 8y ago
  I'm pretty sure the instance dedicated to sex workers got shut down because of SESTA/FOSTA.
  - aussiegeek 8y ago
    No, they have just been having traffic issues, DDOS and of course can't use any US based services. One of the founders wrote about it yesterday https://medium.com/assembly-four/my-six-week-rollercoaster-ride-172eb58ba80e https://medium.com/assembly-four/my-six-week-rollercoaster-r...
    - ianamartin 8y ago
      Glad to hear that's back up. The last thing I heard about it was CloudFlare giving them the boot.
- TekMol 8y ago
  full of vintage computer experts, BBS operators, people working to revitalize Gopher That's what I meant with 'crazy people' :)
  - AsyncAwait 8y ago
    So your definition of 'normal people' is people who have no hobby and are in no way interesting? Are artists 'crazy' too? There's plenty of those on Mastodon. If your answer is yes, am not sure I want to follow the 'normal people'. As another poster put it "An alternative to the mainstream doesn't appeal to people who don't reject the mainstream".
  - laumars 8y ago
    "crazy" is a little unfair there. Particularly with just how mainstream it has become to collect and use retro hardware. I think what you're trying to say is "the aforementioned social network doesn't have people who share the same interests as me" rather than it being full of people who are mentally unwell.
rocky1138 8y ago
You can follow me! I'm not crazy! (I think...) https://kwat.chat/rocky1138 https://kwat.chat/rocky1138
- TekMol 8y ago
  Looking at the about page of kwat.chat, it says it is based on GNU Social. Can you use Mastodon to follow people on kwat.chat? Does Mastodon use GNU Social or does it support it somehow?
  - rocky1138 8y ago
    Both of them use the OStatus protocol, so people can follow anyone on any of the services. Mastodon is a new implementation of the OStatus spec.

jwilk 8y ago

Which Mastodon instances do you recommend? (I don't have energy to run my own.)

james_pm 8y ago

Or https://micro.blog https://micro.blog? Feels like Twitter 9 years ago, and you can just hop on board with your own blog at your own domain as long as it has an RSS or JSON feed. Clients for iOS and Android are being built by indie developers - icro for iOS is great and there's also Dialog for Android now.