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Picking a ‘boss’ in a system where the average ‘employee’ has no credible way of assessing or evaluating them, or their superiors, and zero prospects of ever ge
by MichaelZuo 2y ago
Picking a ‘boss’ in a system where the average ‘employee’ has no credible way of assessing or evaluating them, or their superiors, and zero prospects of ever getting a face to face meeting with, is effectively no different to having the boss picked by an anonymous shareholder meeting in SF.
If all of the potential bosses have roughly the same degree of accessibility… which is the case for Mastodon for anything over a few hundred users.
- ThrowawayTestr 2y agoWhat's stopping you from messaging server owners or stalking their profile to see they're ideologically compatible?
- throw16180339 2y agoThat's a lot more effort than using Discord and getting on with my life.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoCompared to closed gardens like Discord and Xitter, Mastodon is a significant improvement.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoBut not in terms of the ‘choosing a boss’ aspect for the median user.