It's strange to think that there is going to be any sort of rough consensus in the fediverse about federating or not federating with any particular instance large or small.
We've put a ton of effort into making sure the Web doesn't fragment at the protocol/interop level, but the most important part of the entire Fediverse exercise is how the that interop level empowers people and communities to make their own choices.
I think that a Balkanized fedi is the best, healthiest possible outcome.
@mhoye
Totally agree, that's how the real world works. Representation at the local level, human scale...think "Monkey Sphere" www.cracked.com/article_14990_…
The latest beta of the Relatica mobile and desktop Friendica client, version 0.6.0, has just been released. This release includes three major new features: blocks management, post/comment filtering, and image gallery management functions. It also includes fixes for the jankiness and apparent freezing that could be seen when processing posts coming back from the server, a problem where delayed logins could prevent the app from loading, and several other bug nits. The CHANGELOG file has more details. The Install file can be used for installing Android, Linux, and Windows version. Apple has it in review for iOS and macOS users so should be available within the next 24 hours. If you would like to join the beta on Apple platforms feel free to DM me here, on Matrix, or in the Relatica Matrix room. Enjoy! #relatica#friendica#fediversegitlab.com/mysocialportal/rela…
@hankg I'm loving this app, it seems so much snappier than interacting with Friendica on the server, not sure how this is possible. Anyway, loving what you're doing, and thank god we have a proper mobile and desktop app. I love Friendica, but the lack of these made it difficult to justify using it. Thanks!!
@hankg I'm curious, as a non-developer, why are more apps not being developed with Flutter? It sounds like it reduces effort and maintenance by having the ability to develop once and deploy to many platforms. Is it just that it's not been widely adopted? Are there limitations etc?
@aral@zleap I agree, there is nothing to do for the masses that don't want to be "saved".
IMHO the best we can do is make ourselves an alternative here. Twitter/big social is commerce/pop culture the #fediverse is for community and connection. It attracts completely different types of people.