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1. And if I set up my own, does it need to be a community? No. Mastadon and other compatible servers like GNUSocial do have single-user environments. [0] 2. A
by shakna 8y ago
1. And if I set up my own, does it need to be a community?
No. Mastadon and other compatible servers like GNUSocial do have single-user environments. [0]
2. Am I shutting myself out of an experience by creating, say, a Mastodon instance for my family?
No. The entire thing is federated, users from all servers can speak to each other.
[0] https://github.com/ummjackson/mastodon-guide/blob/master/single-user-mode.md https://github.com/ummjackson/mastodon-guide/blob/master/sin...
- ReverseCold 8y ago> 1. No. Mastadon and other compatible servers like... Well that's the easy answer. I run my own instance and it's near impossible to find interesting people to follow. I started making alternate accounts on various other servers and it was immediately much better. Also, (from my experience) people actually do pay attention to the local feed. People are more likely to find about (and talk to) you when they see you on their local feed. It's very hard for people to find you when you have your own instance. So for Mastodon, at least, you most likely will want a community server - not a single user one.
- shakna 8y agoI don't think any of the 20 odd people I find interesting enough to follow belong to my instance. Nor was I aware of a 'local feed'. I see all instances that interact with mine, and their feeds. It may be harder to find you on your own, unless you're reaching out to others... And frankly that just sounds like network effects. People are more likely to 'discover' you if you interact with celebrities on other social sites.
- robjan 8y agoI'm pretty sure the fediverse feed just shows all people from all instances who are followed by someone on your instance.