jwz – Mastodon and federation

Pictured here: a federated instance stabbing itself in the brain. The more I read about Mastodon promoters’ opinions on how it should work, the more I think, “How could you possibly think that is how it is going to go?” One group of people want a Federated Feed Reader: They want to read the clever updates and memes from their friends and favorite celebrities. They want to post a GIF and have their friends validate them by hitting “like” on it. They want to see a feed of all the people they follow. And, maybe, some recommendations or trends. For these people, the best situation is: “It just doesn’t…

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