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I think I managed to understand more about why so many arguments against Mastodon as being too complex bother me, why they get under my skin. It really feels like people aren't arguing against Mastodon in particular, but rather are positively arguing that walled gardens are inherently good. At some point, it seems like the fully corporatized model captured peoples' imaginations such that the internet of the late 90s may no Ionger be possible.
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That's not to say complaints about UX are wrong. Nor that we should be cavalier about the barriers created by jargon. Rather, I just wish people were more willing to fight for and build an internet for people and communities, not an internet that is fundamentally a billionaires sandbox.
For me, it's not that Mastodon is perfect or even good, per se, it's that it's worth fighting for.
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@cgranade Reality is, most people and communities are in walled gardens: Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Snapchat, Discord, Telegram, Tiktok. I've tried various open alternatives: IRC, XMPP, Signal, Matrix, Mastodon, Zulip, BitMessage, ZeroNet. It's not that I have never tried imagining. But it has always ended up felt like retreat instead of advance; preserving an inner circle instead of reaching out to who needs help. Good luck keeping your hopes up.
