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One interesting USENET/Mastodon parallel is how, in 1995, when the internet first connected to networks like AOL, Prodigy, Compuserve, and WebTV (run by Sears), there was a massive flood of new users. USENET old timers talked about “barbarians at the gates.” WebTV only had capital letters and everyone told those people to stop shouting. Groups had to figure out how to bring in the new participants while holding on to their norms. It wasn’t easy.

@zerronsage It's a BYOKA kind of place.

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I've made a deliberate choice against a quoting feature because it inevitably adds toxicity to people's behaviours. You are tempted to quote when you should be replying, and so you speak at your audience instead of with the person you are talking to. It becomes performative. Even when doing it for "good" like ridiculing awful comments, you are giving awful comments more eyeballs that way. No quote toots. Thank's

the line between tech company and advertising company blurs further every day

This explainer is just so well written

To those wondering if this is actually me, here you go.

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There are no ads here. No sponsored posts. No embedded content.

There is no subscription fee or in-app purchase.

That's because there is no "Mastodon" company at all. This whole thing is a volunteer project!

So, when you think about what #Mastodon "should be," or complain that it is "slow," that could be a sign that you need to get involved in the project in some way.

Sending a server mod some Patreon or pitching into to be a moderator are great places to start.

Expect some of the following to happen in the coming weeks:

- celebrities with huge follower counts pushing tiny community-run servers to their knees

- instance admin burnout; shutting down of servers

- big new servers that don't "vibe" with common rules or culture being widely defederated

- some notable account violating an instance code of conduct and throwing a fit

- lots of people ragequitting Mastodon for one reason or another

- etc.

It'll be a rough ride. Patience and strength, all.

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