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Tried Mastodon for a few months. Maybe I signed onto the wrong instance (Fosstodon) but IME it was mostly a home for short blog-posts ... all over the spectrum.
by 8bitsrule 5y ago
Tried Mastodon for a few months. Maybe I signed onto the wrong instance (Fosstodon) but IME it was mostly a home for short blog-posts ... all over the spectrum. There were far less stupid posts, but little sense of community (unlike HN), little (substantial) discussion. Hoped for more than FOSS Twitter ... more techy, but mostly unsatisfying.
- rapnie 5y agoThen Lemmy might be more your thing. It is a federated Reddit / HN like link aggregator, where instances host multiple communities on specific topics and with their own moderators. Lemmy also federates with Mastodon, so mastodon users that comment for their own UI to your post will show up in your comment thread and likewise they'll see your response from Lemmy. Their Likes become Lemmy upvotes. Their boosts (retweets) help your post / comment reach a broader audience.
- 8bitsrule 5y agoGreat tip, thanks!