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A major difference is that mastodon instances federate together, blogs don't. A rapid resurgence in self-operated blogs would also be exciting and newsworthy.
by 8organicbits 3y ago
A major difference is that mastodon instances federate together, blogs don't. A rapid resurgence in self-operated blogs would also be exciting and newsworthy.
> won't ever reach critical mass like centralized Social apps
Is that even a goal? I use it because there's interesting people I can interact with there. Market share is not the only measure of success.
- Alupis 3y agoThe reason this particular article was submitted was to dig at Twitter/X/Musk, no? > Is that even a goal? The people pushing for Mastodon seem to have been co-opted by the anti-Twitter/Musk crowd. To them, it does appear to be a goal.
- 8organicbits 3y agoI wouldn't assume that intent and that hasn't been my experience on the platform. There was a visible uptick of Twitter discontent voiced on all platforms (including HN) at several points this year. It's easy to follow accounts that arent fixated on the old.
- rsynnott 3y agoYou could I think at one time actually have argued it for blogs; there’s a reason people used to call it the blogosphere, and social-network-esque mechanics (eg linkbacks, which likely inspired quote tweets) were commonly used at one time.