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Mastodon is like the 1990’s internet came back. It’s the balkanization of social, just like it used to be. The problem is that each group will eventually split

Mastodon is like the 1990’s internet came back. It’s the balkanization of social, just like it used to be. The problem is that each group will eventually split for w/e reason into 2 smaller groups. Rinse and repeat. The irony being the end state is a server for each individual as a group! Federation is not the answer ultimately because centralization is how money is made. It’s also how the world works, but with certain expectations based on context. Mastodon is like Linux on the desktop - it won’t work for most people.

wlll 4y ago
> Mastodon is like the 1990’s internet came back. Don't you threaten me with a good time!
- nemo44x 4y ago
  Yeah won’t argue that. What a golden age we messed up!
NayamAmarshe 4y ago
> Linux on the desktop - it won’t work for most people. Assumptions for this to be true: - Windows and MacOS are a UX champions and most people can use them without any issues. (Not objectively true) - People will be unable to comprehend GUIs like Gnome or KDE. (Not objectively true) - Linux Desktop is incapable of doing things other Operating Systems are doing. (Not objectively true) - Linux Desktop is based on a rigid idea and represents unusable software. (Couldn't be more wrong) - Linux cannot be used for consumer use. (Again false, Google Chromebooks) I don't even get how you're comparing Mastodon to Linux Desktop. Linux Desktop is functional, great for everyone who doesn't have an exclusive bias against open soruce software. Mastodon is FOSS, that's the only similarity. Anybody who tells me that Linux distros like ZorinOS "won't work for most people" is either lying to themselves or being ignorant on purpose.
- UncleMeat 4y ago
  And yet, approximately nobody is using linux on the desktop.
  - NayamAmarshe 4y ago
    > And yet, approximately nobody is using linux on the desktop. I am, my whole family is, my friends are. I don't see why I would choose to use a bloatware OS just because most people who don't know any better are using it. Turns out, better software can replace Windows and give you a better experience, crazy I know.
    - UncleMeat 4y ago
      "Approximately nobody." The population of linux desktop users is nonzero but it is very small compared to the overall population of desktop users.
      - NayamAmarshe 4y ago
        Yes, I understand that but I don't see why marketshare should stop anybody from using or liking Linux. The original comment says: "it won’t work for most people", not "Most people don't use it".

wlll 4y ago

> Mastodon is like the 1990’s internet came back. Don't you threaten me with a good time!

nemo44x 4y ago
Yeah won’t argue that. What a golden age we messed up!

NayamAmarshe 4y ago

> Linux on the desktop - it won’t work for most people. Assumptions for this to be true: - Windows and MacOS are a UX champions and most people can use them without any issues. (Not objectively true) - People will be unable to comprehend GUIs like Gnome or KDE. (Not objectively true) - Linux Desktop is incapable of doing things other Operating Systems are doing. (Not objectively true) - Linux Desktop is based on a rigid idea and represents unusable software. (Couldn't be more wrong) - Linux cannot be used for consumer use. (Again false, Google Chromebooks) I don't even get how you're comparing Mastodon to Linux Desktop. Linux Desktop is functional, great for everyone who doesn't have an exclusive bias against open soruce software. Mastodon is FOSS, that's the only similarity. Anybody who tells me that Linux distros like ZorinOS "won't work for most people" is either lying to themselves or being ignorant on purpose.

UncleMeat 4y ago
And yet, approximately nobody is using linux on the desktop.
- NayamAmarshe 4y ago
  > And yet, approximately nobody is using linux on the desktop. I am, my whole family is, my friends are. I don't see why I would choose to use a bloatware OS just because most people who don't know any better are using it. Turns out, better software can replace Windows and give you a better experience, crazy I know.
  - UncleMeat 4y ago
    "Approximately nobody." The population of linux desktop users is nonzero but it is very small compared to the overall population of desktop users.
    - NayamAmarshe 4y ago
      Yes, I understand that but I don't see why marketshare should stop anybody from using or liking Linux. The original comment says: "it won’t work for most people", not "Most people don't use it".