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This is a bit of FUD with the exception of search (which sucks on Twitter too). * Different instances - yes some are problematic. But that's the beauty. You ca
by invalidname 4y ago
This is a bit of FUD with the exception of search (which sucks on Twitter too).
* Different instances - yes some are problematic. But that's the beauty. You can move instances easily and everything redirects.
* Instance run by random dude - be that dude. One of my communities is starting its own server. Pretty cool. Also relatively simple to do so the "support" aspect doesn't need much.
Not an OSS fanatic. I'm still keeping my twitter but Mastodon is fine too and if Twitter is gone tomorrow, it's a decent alternative.
- phendrenad2 4y agoCome on, you have to admit that not all Twitter users are capable of "being that dude/<pronoun>". And if everyone runs their own instance, then doesn't that defeat the benefits of mastodon's instances in general?
- invalidname 4y agoSure. But it's $15 to run an instance on Linode and it's not too hard. If you can't do it you can probably find someone else who can. I don't think it defeats the purpose since separate instances is the basic idea.
- phendrenad2 4y agoSo every Twitter user can pay $15/month? Every Twitter user can find someone to run their instance for them (for more money?)
- invalidname 4y agoThat's a straw man. Very few have the problem of banning or needing that. I don't do that. But every "problematic" user can do that.
- phendrenad2 4y agoIt's not a straw man, you just changed your point on the sly. Before we were talking about Mastodon as a viable replacement for Twitter - full stop. Now we're talking about the Alex Jones of the world.