Good brief piece by @matdevdug, who admits being wrong about the fediverse, and discusses some of its finer points.
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Good brief piece by @matdevdug, who admits being wrong about the fediverse, and discusses some of its finer points.
"I never expected to find my news from strangers on a federated social network that half the internet has never heard of.. there's something quietly beautiful about a place where people just... share what they know. No brand deals, no engagement metrics, no algorithm nudging you toward rage. Just someone who spent twenty years studying Arctic policy posting a thread at 2 AM because they think you should understand what's happening. It's the internet I was promised in 1996. It only took thirty years and the complete collapse of American journalism to get here."
Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse
I have never been an "online community first" person. The internet is how I stay in touch with people I met in real life. I'm not a "tweet comments at celebrities" guy. I was never funny enough to be the funniest person on Twitter. So when Twitter was accidentally purchased
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