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Off topic but this is the first time I’ve seen a Mastodon post hit #1 on HN. Interesting datapoint re Twitter’s self-imposed mortal wound.

by jpster 3y ago

loeber 3y ago
First time I've ever looked at a Mastodon post. The level of visual elements on the page is overwhelming. Not clean at all. Commensurate with its reputation for being overly complicated.
- mastodon183663 3y ago
  The web interface assumes that you want some kind of tweet deck type thing. Most of the apps are very minimal, clean.
  - loeber 3y ago
    Reasonable assumption, but not for a first-time user who isn't logged in :)
    - internetter 3y ago
      I agree the default UI is a little bit... Weird. I'd highly recommend checking out alternate ones. Despite it's quirks, "The grass is greener" is definitely true for the larger network.
- barathr 3y ago
  Check out elk.zone: https://elk.zone/mstdn.social/@Devilstower/110299576469326182 https://elk.zone/mstdn.social/@Devilstower/11029957646932618... It's a Mastodon frontend that's super simple/clean.
  - zimpenfish 3y ago
    Seems to have been hugged to death [edit: but back now] (Also from previous testing, it doesn't correctly support non-Mastodon instances which is depressing.)
  - finger 3y ago
    If I didn’t see the url at the top of the page I would think I was looking at a twitter post.
- Gys 3y ago
  I do not use Twitter (nor Mastodon) and have exactly the same feeling when I incidentally open a Twitter post.
windowshopping 3y ago
I honestly was subconsciously wondering why Twitter looked so weird. It did not register with me that I was not on twitter.
jh00ker 3y ago
That was my first Mastodon post, too! I was thinking that I was late to the party, but at least we all arrived together!
barathr 3y ago
I think I've had a couple of my posts from https://ioc.exchange/@invisv https://ioc.exchange/@invisv end up on the front page, though I don't think #1.
93po 3y ago
I feel this is more indicative of the content rather than the platform. If this was posted on linkedin or a personal website would we also be implying twitter is dying?
reportgunner 3y ago
I read it as 'msdn.social', only now I see it's mastodon.

Off topic but this is the first time I’ve seen a Mastodon post hit #1 on HN. Interesting datapoint re Twitter’s self-imposed mortal wound.

by jpster 3y ago

Off topic but this is the first time I’ve seen a Mastodon post hit #1 on HN. Interesting datapoint re Twitter’s self-imposed mortal wound.

loeber 3y ago

First time I've ever looked at a Mastodon post. The level of visual elements on the page is overwhelming. Not clean at all. Commensurate with its reputation for being overly complicated.

mastodon183663 3y ago
The web interface assumes that you want some kind of tweet deck type thing. Most of the apps are very minimal, clean.
- loeber 3y ago
  Reasonable assumption, but not for a first-time user who isn't logged in :)
  - internetter 3y ago
    I agree the default UI is a little bit... Weird. I'd highly recommend checking out alternate ones. Despite it's quirks, "The grass is greener" is definitely true for the larger network.
barathr 3y ago
Check out elk.zone: https://elk.zone/mstdn.social/@Devilstower/110299576469326182 https://elk.zone/mstdn.social/@Devilstower/11029957646932618... It's a Mastodon frontend that's super simple/clean.
- zimpenfish 3y ago
  Seems to have been hugged to death [edit: but back now] (Also from previous testing, it doesn't correctly support non-Mastodon instances which is depressing.)
- finger 3y ago
  If I didn’t see the url at the top of the page I would think I was looking at a twitter post.
Gys 3y ago
I do not use Twitter (nor Mastodon) and have exactly the same feeling when I incidentally open a Twitter post.

windowshopping 3y ago

I honestly was subconsciously wondering why Twitter looked so weird. It did not register with me that I was not on twitter.

jh00ker 3y ago

That was my first Mastodon post, too! I was thinking that I was late to the party, but at least we all arrived together!

barathr 3y ago

I think I've had a couple of my posts from https://ioc.exchange/@invisv https://ioc.exchange/@invisv end up on the front page, though I don't think #1.

93po 3y ago

I feel this is more indicative of the content rather than the platform. If this was posted on linkedin or a personal website would we also be implying twitter is dying?

reportgunner 3y ago

I read it as 'msdn.social', only now I see it's mastodon.