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This post was also made (by the same person, it seems) on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599 https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115

This post was also made (by the same person, it seems) on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599 https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599 — which has the added benefit of not being X, not requiring cookies, and has more information than the tweet, including a follow-up "theremin" hinge.

altairprime 1y ago
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Wowfunhappy 1y ago
If a mod sees this, can we please get TFA changed? Both sources are equally authoritative in this case so we may as well use the nicer one.
- josephcsible 1y ago
  "nicer" is too subjective IMO. Both being equally authoritative is an argument to keep the one the original submitter used.
  - leephillips 1y ago
    I would change it if I could.
  - freehorse 1y ago
    Mastodon is more accessible though. And I do not even use mastodon.
    - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
      > Mastodon is more accessible This is a semantic punt from nicer to accessible.
  - nixosbestos 1y ago
    [flagged]
    - edgineer 1y ago
      Just so you know, you can /s/twitter.com/nitter.net/ the URL to see replies without logging in
      - fsflover 1y ago
        Until Twitter bans that (which they did already more than once).
- altairprime 1y ago
  You can ensure a mod sees this by emailing them. :)
- alt227 1y ago
  What does 'nicer' mean?
  - estimator7292 1y ago
    You can see the thread and its replies, there's no ads, trackers, popovers, spam bots, AI ads. You simply see what the author posted and people's reactions. It also doesn't load 400MB of JavaScript or whatever.
  - CamperBob2 1y ago
    [flagged]
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
danielbln 1y ago
Here's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d
- 1oooqooq 1y ago
  why avoid Xitter today for the Xitter of tomorrow? don't distract people from mastodon for this trojan horse.
  - EA-3167 1y ago
    This is exactly why I avoid things like Mastodon as well, because the problem isn't who controls the format, it's the format itself. Who controls the format sure doesn't help, but if you imagine Mastodon becoming as universally adopted as Twitter and seriously don't think it would be a massive mess, then I envy your optimism.
    - opan 1y ago
      Fedi is different because it isn't proprietary or centralized. A new proprietary and/or centralized alternative is never the answer. That's just buying time. Personally I am not a fan of the Mastodon software or side of fedi, but I have had good times on the Pleroma/Akkoma side, and it all works together.
      - OJFord 1y ago
        It will never be 'it', because I - despite being technically capable of running server on bare metal or something - have no idea what you're talking about. Fedi, Mastodon, Pleroma, Akkoma, there's too much to know or read about before you can just use it. People go to Facebook, to twitter.com, and just sign up and use it and know what it is.
        setr 1y ago
        I don’t think that matters that much; it’s still just a popularity contest, and if something manages to break through that threshold, it’ll be trivial enough to make the default. No one knew Reddit boards and 4chan boards either; you just knew to go to /b/ or /r/funny. The other boards, the other fediverse servers, are just details that enable other subcommunities to survive. The major community will just route to a single server, and most will probably never use a second
josephcsible 1y ago
The follow-up theremin hinge is on X too.
- ruined 1y ago
  doesn't look like it to me
  - josephcsible 1y ago
    https://x.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153 https://x.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153
    - nixosbestos 1y ago
      [flagged]
      - pmarreck 1y ago
        Not only can you just replace twitter.com with nitter.net, I bet there's a browser extension you can get (or generate in 1 minute with any LLM) that would load any Twitter link into Nitter. https://nitter.net/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153 https://nitter.net/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153
        gapan 1y ago
        That works despite twitter though, not because of it. It is ultimately an argument against twitter.
        pmarreck 1y ago
        Plenty of people put their content behind paywalls, but apparently, someone who puts theirs behind a free loginwall is a bridge too far? I'm not sure I understand the outrage. I can't stand Bluesky, but I have an account on it. What the fuck is the big deal?
sodapopcan 1y ago
> has the added benefit of not being X Just call it Twitter.

altairprime 1y ago

Good catch! You can email the mods to ask the link be changed; use the footer contact link.

Wowfunhappy 1y ago

If a mod sees this, can we please get TFA changed? Both sources are equally authoritative in this case so we may as well use the nicer one.

josephcsible 1y ago
"nicer" is too subjective IMO. Both being equally authoritative is an argument to keep the one the original submitter used.
- leephillips 1y ago
  I would change it if I could.
- freehorse 1y ago
  Mastodon is more accessible though. And I do not even use mastodon.
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > Mastodon is more accessible This is a semantic punt from nicer to accessible.
- nixosbestos 1y ago
  [flagged]
  - edgineer 1y ago
    Just so you know, you can /s/twitter.com/nitter.net/ the URL to see replies without logging in
    - fsflover 1y ago
      Until Twitter bans that (which they did already more than once).
altairprime 1y ago
You can ensure a mod sees this by emailing them. :)
alt227 1y ago
What does 'nicer' mean?
- estimator7292 1y ago
  You can see the thread and its replies, there's no ads, trackers, popovers, spam bots, AI ads. You simply see what the author posted and people's reactions. It also doesn't load 400MB of JavaScript or whatever.
- CamperBob2 1y ago
  [flagged]
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]

danielbln 1y ago

Here's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d

1oooqooq 1y ago
why avoid Xitter today for the Xitter of tomorrow? don't distract people from mastodon for this trojan horse.
- EA-3167 1y ago
  This is exactly why I avoid things like Mastodon as well, because the problem isn't who controls the format, it's the format itself. Who controls the format sure doesn't help, but if you imagine Mastodon becoming as universally adopted as Twitter and seriously don't think it would be a massive mess, then I envy your optimism.
  - opan 1y ago
    Fedi is different because it isn't proprietary or centralized. A new proprietary and/or centralized alternative is never the answer. That's just buying time. Personally I am not a fan of the Mastodon software or side of fedi, but I have had good times on the Pleroma/Akkoma side, and it all works together.
    - OJFord 1y ago
      It will never be 'it', because I - despite being technically capable of running server on bare metal or something - have no idea what you're talking about. Fedi, Mastodon, Pleroma, Akkoma, there's too much to know or read about before you can just use it. People go to Facebook, to twitter.com, and just sign up and use it and know what it is.
      - setr 1y ago
        I don’t think that matters that much; it’s still just a popularity contest, and if something manages to break through that threshold, it’ll be trivial enough to make the default. No one knew Reddit boards and 4chan boards either; you just knew to go to /b/ or /r/funny. The other boards, the other fediverse servers, are just details that enable other subcommunities to survive. The major community will just route to a single server, and most will probably never use a second

josephcsible 1y ago

The follow-up theremin hinge is on X too.

ruined 1y ago
doesn't look like it to me
- josephcsible 1y ago
  https://x.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153 https://x.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153
  - nixosbestos 1y ago
    [flagged]
    - pmarreck 1y ago
      Not only can you just replace twitter.com with nitter.net, I bet there's a browser extension you can get (or generate in 1 minute with any LLM) that would load any Twitter link into Nitter. https://nitter.net/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153 https://nitter.net/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153
      - gapan 1y ago
        That works despite twitter though, not because of it. It is ultimately an argument against twitter.
        pmarreck 1y ago
        Plenty of people put their content behind paywalls, but apparently, someone who puts theirs behind a free loginwall is a bridge too far? I'm not sure I understand the outrage. I can't stand Bluesky, but I have an account on it. What the fuck is the big deal?

sodapopcan 1y ago

> has the added benefit of not being X Just call it Twitter.