I don't want to dump on mastodon at all here, but calckey is what I imagined the fediverse microblogging platforms to be like before I checked them/mastodon out.
It's what you'd expect from OSS social media, right? Features, options, hackability, and fun.
Again, not to be critical, but mastodon feels like it's coming from a different place.
@atomicpoet You have to understand where he's coming from.
He's very used to attaching himself to something, and then strongly identifying with that thing. This is of course true for the Apple stuff, but for the longest time it was Twitter, until it wasn't tenable anymore.
Twitter really suited him, since it very well matches his blogging style (quite something and add a few sentences of sometimes snarky commentary)
Twitter was definitely part of his "rise to fame" so to speak, since it amplified his blog posts, so being forced off the platform cannot have been easy.
I remember when G+ came out, and he made a single post on there pretty early, with a single sentence where he proclaimed he didn't enjoy it. Note that this was long before G+ actually failed.
So what do you do when your megaphone has been shut off? You go looking for another one. If your replacement megaphone has the property that it can be silenced by a nearby neighbourhood that doesn't want to hear it, you'll be upset.
@loke@atomicpoet It is ironic tho, that it is this kind of identifying with/as things that is the root cause of the exact petulant nannyism he is objecting to.
Bringing over your follows (who you follow) between servers. Do this on the web.
This works between Mastodon servers and even between Mastodon and Calckey.
On Mastodon, go to "Import and Export" and choose "Data Export"
As shown in this screenshot go to the 'CSV' link next to "Follows" and click it to download a CSV file (which can be opened and viewed in Microsoft Excel or a similar program).
The only feature that matters for any social media experience is the people who are on it. I'm amazed at how many technology leaders forget this and get distracted by the underlying tech, protocols, features, etc.
Elon is a great example. He thinks he bought a platform. But what he really bought was a community. And of the two, the community has degraded far more than the platform.
One of the best things about #Calckey is if you get bored of the Timeline, there’s other things to see and do. For example this gallery of Texas State Fair of Curiosities and Monstrosities.
Mastodon wasn't really ever the "only game in town" but it was the only game polished enough that a lot of people could probably figure it out.
But I think Calckey is now a side-by-side contender. Like at this point, I wouldn't recommend one over another anymore from a user experience standpoint. I think Calckey actually looks more approachable in some ways.
Though I haven't looked at server moderation capabilities of Calckey yet, and that's one of my remaining concerns.
@atomicpoet Thanks for breaking it down. Basically, BlueSky miniaturized how the internet works 🤣 PDS = PC, BGS = Google, App View = Google's search algorithm. Nothing new, technically.
But it's also not entirely @gruber's fault because the media doesn't really talk about the Fediverse, and when they do, it's as a synonym for "Mastodon".
How would @gruber know about the massive development efforts to build more user-friendly alternatives to Mastodon?
No one in the media talks about the growth of *key apps, and how they're now the #2 most used Fediverse platform.
Looks like @gruber ‘s position is predicated on design, #UI, and onboarding. I have no invite for bluesky so it is clearly not an inclusive media, or open to all and inviting, and Gruber clearly does not care about inclusivity.
But even on the grounds of design, UI, ease of onboarding, there are star examples that incorporate #ActivityPub protocol and in #Fediverse. I am partial to #Calckey and calckey.social, and Calckey does provide a good example. Perhaps the design gurus and social media pundits need to browse a little more of the Fediverse before their pronouncements.
