@Rusty_invader 👍 Mastodon offers more genuine inter-human communication, while Bluesky is simply another commercial platform that makes use of annoying manipulative algorithms to keep you glued to them.
@metin I would give them the benefit of the doubt. Twitter was a great platform when they launched it. But funding the server infrastructure on top of the development costs is a big challenge. I'm not surprised by what happened to Twitter even before Musk took over. However, Mastodon is essentially FOSS software and there are alternatives. I do not think (hope) that the big tech people will be tempted to make a profit out of it.
@metin Apart from that, both administration and digitalization in Germany are in a pitiful state. It makes me really angry that they've thrown away the opportunity to be part of something great and innovative just because of their stupid bureaucracy. And the irony is that the German government hosts their own instance at social.bund.de, so they should know better 🤦♂️
@metin That's good news (I didn't know that)! However, this could change in a few years. As Germany is a federal republic, each state is independent in its decisions, which are made by the currently elected parties. And sometimes decisions are not made with the future in mind, but according to personal preferences or because some companies pay a lot of money...
@metin This happened, for example, in the city of Munich. They had everything on their own Linux distribution and everyone was happy. Then the government changed and they ordered to remove everything and switch to Windows instead.
@daniel Yes, that's the issue with all forms of government: in practice they're sabotaged by negative traits of humanity, such as greed, and lust for power and dominance.
Maybe AGI will become the next step in human evolution, superseding us with fewer negative and destructive traits. 🙂
@lashman I don't mind Bluesky, but I've not really put any effort into it. My home now is Mastodon... I definitely get early Twitter vibes from it. @metin
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