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He did nothing of the sort. And his assessment is correct. Mastodon, and federated social networks, are the wrong direction for social media. I don't understand

He did nothing of the sort. And his assessment is correct. Mastodon, and federated social networks, are the wrong direction for social media. I don't understand how more people don't see this; open-source or not, walled gardens only worsen polarization and demonization of the "other side".

davexunit 7y ago
I like my feed to not be flooded with racist/sexist replies. Mastodon has been a huge step in the right direction in this regard. "Free speech" doesn't mean "no moderation allowed".
- Dirlewanger 7y ago
  Your "feed" (at least in the context of Facebook's/Twitter's) is comprised of people/groups that you follow. If your feed is garbage, then that means you follow people/groups that post garbage. Mastodon will be a more amplified version of that.
  - davexunit 7y ago
    All posts on twitter are public, which means anyone is susceptible to abuse from any other user, and twitter does next to nothing about it. This isn't the case on the fediverse.
pgeorgi 7y ago
> federated social networks, are the wrong direction > walled gardens only worsen polarization So walled gardens worsen polarization but federated social networks (that provide a way out of walled gardens) are the wrong direction?
- antepodius 7y ago
  It's a way to make your very own extra-walled-in garden, for those who want that- just block every instance you don't like, or disagree with, and every instance that doesn't block those you don't like, or disagree with.
  - pgeorgi 7y ago
    You don't need federated systems for an "extra-walled-in garden". Install some forum software (phpbb, discourse, ...), disable self-registration, done.
vorpalhex 7y ago
Federation is the opposite of walls. If I want an uncensored social network, knowing that I will see objectionable content, then I can have that. Likewise, if someone wants their safe space where gender pronouns are banned, then they can have that, and neither of us interfere with each other - I can even still consume their content if I so wish.

davexunit 7y ago

I like my feed to not be flooded with racist/sexist replies. Mastodon has been a huge step in the right direction in this regard. "Free speech" doesn't mean "no moderation allowed".

Dirlewanger 7y ago
Your "feed" (at least in the context of Facebook's/Twitter's) is comprised of people/groups that you follow. If your feed is garbage, then that means you follow people/groups that post garbage. Mastodon will be a more amplified version of that.
- davexunit 7y ago
  All posts on twitter are public, which means anyone is susceptible to abuse from any other user, and twitter does next to nothing about it. This isn't the case on the fediverse.

pgeorgi 7y ago

> federated social networks, are the wrong direction > walled gardens only worsen polarization So walled gardens worsen polarization but federated social networks (that provide a way out of walled gardens) are the wrong direction?

antepodius 7y ago
It's a way to make your very own extra-walled-in garden, for those who want that- just block every instance you don't like, or disagree with, and every instance that doesn't block those you don't like, or disagree with.
- pgeorgi 7y ago
  You don't need federated systems for an "extra-walled-in garden". Install some forum software (phpbb, discourse, ...), disable self-registration, done.

vorpalhex 7y ago

Federation is the opposite of walls. If I want an uncensored social network, knowing that I will see objectionable content, then I can have that. Likewise, if someone wants their safe space where gender pronouns are banned, then they can have that, and neither of us interfere with each other - I can even still consume their content if I so wish.