acjay

@acjay@qoto.org

Data, software & management. Husband of Jen. 👶4. Former teacher. Jeopardy champ1. Uplift good ideas, support folks, and speak up against harm.

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atomicpoet, (edited ) to internet

is finally testing federation with "allow-listed servers".

They're finally taking the step of decentralization.

Many people will naysay this. But it's absolutely better that they move to decentralization than not do it.

https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture

acjay,

@davidgarywood @atomicpoet to be honest, algorithms is a big missing piece of Mastodon for me. I just don't want to be beholden to one billionaire's algorithm.

acjay,

@atomicpoet @davidgarywood Typically something a lot like the feeds in most commercial social media apps. The right balance of

  • stuff from folks I intentionally follow, with some adjustment to balance out differences in how often people post
  • stuff I might actually be interested in discovering
  • the zeitgeist

I think the strict reverse chronological default Mastodon feed just doesn't do it for me.

acjay,

@atomicpoet @davidgarywood I haven't. I'll look into it!

futurebird, to random
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

A lot of people don't know the difference between capitalism and ... having markets and shopping and little coops and companies in non-super-essential economic sectors that operate independently.

Markets existed before capitalism and will exist after.

acjay,

@futurebird one useful distinction I've heard is between private property and personal property. The two things are often conflated in a deeply ideologically capitalist society. But when you think about it, it is kind of weird that nearly everything that can be commoditized is ultimately owned by individuals, perpetually, to the exclusion of EVERYONE else.

acjay, to internet

Super early thoughts:

  • Onboarding feels super smooth. Selecting the default server feels low stakes.

  • Initial feed feels Twitteresque, for better or worse. I don't know how to explain what this means. It's a vibe.

  • Took about 5 mins to switch to @acjay.com. I LOVE this.

These are weak points with , as I think nearly everyone acknowledges.

acjay,

@LouisIngenthron I suspect they do

acjay,

@LouisIngenthron I'm still doing my research, but I don't think that's a correct characterization. It's an open protocol designed to limit lock-in to any host. Time will tell whether a truly decentralized ecosystem actually emerges.

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