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i’m finding mastodon very reminiscent of the early usenet, in tone and quality, tho haven’t yet seen a years long thread.
by wwarner 4y ago
i’m finding mastodon very reminiscent of the early usenet, in tone and quality, tho haven’t yet seen a years long thread.
- mancerayder 4y agoI stopped at having to decide on a server and the specific content of them. Is there a recommendation for HN-like people? i.e. mixes of tech, economics, small doses of politics, etc. in response to articles?
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- wwarner 4y agofosstodon.org?
- EamonnMR 4y agoSDF at least ostensibly overlaps with hacker folks, though they ended up on a list of Mastodon servers to join so there are a lot of randoms.
- ncallaway 4y agoI think you’re overthinking it. You can follow people on other servers, so the actual server you’re on is… not hugely important to the experience. I’d say, pick any server that’s close enough and just play with it for a while. That way you can get a feel for what it’s like, and you can also see if you end up repeatedly following people from a specific server. If you do, you can move over to that server if you want. I started on hachyderm.io and it seems vaguely like what you describe, though I also follow a few people from infosec.exchange
- MatthiasPortzel 4y agoThe server you join only effects what website you go to interact with Mastodon, who stores your data, and what you're allowed to say. But from any mastodon instance, you can read content which is hosted on any other mastodon instance.
- sampo 4y ago> The server you join only effects The server you join effects who are the people who can ban you. Lately, mstdn.science has been banning scientists who have discussed the coronavirus lab leak theory.