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I asked people who use platforms like X and Substack (Notes) why they don't use Mastodon and they said they can't discover new people and new content.
by nakamoto_damacy 1y ago
I asked people who use platforms like X and Substack (Notes) why they don't use Mastodon and they said they can't discover new people and new content.
- oytis 1y agoDiscoverability was an anti-goal for Mastodon initially. People from queer community felt it enables bullying. Mastodon has added search functionality since then, but it's still pretty basic. IMO it's not necessarily bad though. It prevents the network from becoming centered around content and keeps it social. You discover new accounts as they get reposted by people you are already connected to
- nakamoto_damacy 1y agoInteresting. Thanks for the history on this.
- Yizahi 1y agoI feel like this is a clear case for "security through obscurity doesn't work" saying, and for the same reasons as the original meaning. "Normal" people won't find such community because it is pain in the ass to do, while bullies will get there just fine because they are motivated. It is like reverse moderation, filtering out less radical and less pro-active newcomers.
- jacooper 1y agoMastodon is completely detached from the world, it's irrelevant.
- krapp 1y agoThis attitude is weird to see on Hacker News of all places, a forum that considers itself a quarantine zone from the rest of the world and the modern web, and which is also irrelevant to almost everyone, including much of tech.
- jacooper 1y agoSure, but hacker news isn't an alternative to Twitter, nor does it market itself as such.