> I don't get these posts. I've yet to hear someone developing federated social media whose goal is mass uptake. In which case it's being mis-sold. It will nev

> I don't get these posts. I've yet to hear someone developing federated social media whose goal is mass uptake. In which case it's being mis-sold. It will never replace the thing that people are claiming it will replace. > Mastodon is designed to avoid viral posts "viral posts" aren't inherently a bad thing. It's part and parcel of some of the good aspects of social media - the sense of having a collective conversation among a large group. Fragementation is fine up to a point (We're already fragmented between half a dozen large social networks) but I want people to find me easily if they are interested in what I'm posting.