Dear Fedi friends,

[urbanfoxe@mastodon.ie]

@_elena it simply feels safer. I'm in the US which is now a surveillance state, my data is in Europe. I feel like if immigration were ever to ask to see my socials, Mastodon is not something they'd think to check.

[jrossstocholm@friendica.dk]

@_elena To me, it is the absence of algorithms. The resulting calmness is what truly differentiates fediverse from the big platforms.

Algorithms favor "conflict" over "dialogue" and since everything is displayed in chronological order, there is no incentive - as a content creator - to "feed the algorithm" to have your content prioritised.

I have yet to see a "Follow link in comments" post in fediverse - because there is just no need for it.

[delawen@floss.social]

@_elena

I don't feel like my human rights are constantly being questioned. Moderation is much better handled, specially in smaller instances.

I only see the things I am interested in, there are no narratives being pushed.

I can either have a nice walk around cute things or enter debates. I can choose. No algorithm is trying to force-fed me anything.

I can follow people or topics. I discover new things everyday.

There's no faking being happy. Everyone is human with good and bad days.

[jmrubillon@mastodon.ie]

@_elena le Fediverse est une communauté diverse, sans algorithme de "découverte", sans commercialisation de nos conversations. C'est un peu comme Usenet était au début.

[edent@mastodon.social]

@_elena after decades of being disappointed by Facebook, Twitter, and Google+'s approach to developers, I'm excited about finally being in control of what I create and share.

[rysiek@mstdn.social]

@_elena here you go:

Best social network money can't buy.

And:

Fediverse proves that if nobody is tipping the scales to artificially boost "engagement", toxic people end up being blocked. Mainstream media toxicity is not inevitable, it's a business decision, a choice. And Fediverse chooses not to have any of it.

[folfdk@helvede.net]

@_elena
This is mostly Mastodon experience but:

I feel like I'm in control.
The system is made for me and I can sort and select what I see through filters and lists.

[germosch@troet.cafe]

@_elena I been part of building the internet here where I‘m from.
Yes, I‘m an old nerd. I never got into SocMed
bc so annoying! Fedi just works fine and doesn’t annoy me. Love it.

[onepict@chaos.social]

@_elena On the fediverse we have real choice in who we can communicate with.

We can choose where we communicate in safety. It's not a centralised community, it's overlapping communities choosing to communicate with each other.

We can choose to exercise freedom of association on here, not just free speech.

[aaronmccollum@fosstodon.org]

@_elena The fediverse is special to me because everything I post and do is my own. I own the data and can delete or move it as I please. I’m not in a deep-web silo found on closed ecosystems controlled by a guy who just wants to make money from me.

[brownphotographic@fosstodon.org]

@_elena [1/2] Une chose me frappe. Les humains forment naturellement de petites communautés — familles, quartiers, groupes d'intérêt. On jette un œil au monde plus large de temps en temps, et on évite naturellement les extrêmes. Les grands réseaux sociaux reposaient sur l'idée d'une seule communauté géante. Pour émerger du bruit — et gagner de l'argent — les algorithmes ont pris le contrôle, amplifiant les plus bruyants comme s'ils représentaient la culture.

[chrismayla6@zirk.us]

@_elena

The key attribute of the Fediverse (and Mastodon) is civility - my three and a half years (so far) have included a range of discussions I could never have imagined having on other platforms.

[paco@infosec.exchange]

@_elena I used to go to a restaurant that was super popular and really small. They had a sign in their door:
Too small?
Too loud?
Too crowded?
Too bad.

I think I can adapt that to the #fediverse

No AI?
No monetisation?
No algorithm?
No problem!

[brownphotographic@fosstodon.org]

@_elena [2/2] Le Fediverse brise ce modèle pour le mieux. De petites communautés de gens partageant les mêmes idées peuvent se former et communiquer — sans algorithmes. D'autres peuvent rejoindre, mais la communauté gère les points de vue extrêmes. Vous n'aimez pas ? Ne rejoignez pas. Ou faites vos valises et allez ailleurs. C'est à nouveau un modèle de un-à-plusieurs. En résumé : une façon de communiquer plus naturellement humaine.

[sn@social.josko.org]

@_elena little to no attention seekers, genuine communities, 2000s vibe of free internet.

[brownphotographic@fosstodon.org]

@_elena (Claude translated for me. Mon francais est nul)

[emjonaitis@mathstodon.xyz]

@_elena Je me souviens que l'algorithme de Twitter me fut sentir terrible. J'aime que Mastodon n'a pas d'algorithme; c'est moins addictif, je croix.

[eetschrijver@mastodon.social]

@_elena Le Fédiverse, c'est le premier et le seul medium où l'on est maître de son contenu et de ses préférences. Il n'est point 'téléguidé' par des algorithmes qui pourraient falsifier l'importance des contributions avec quoi que ce soit comme objectif--l'intérêt que l'on voit, est toujours réel. C'est ce qui rapproche le plus l'interaction humaine dans la vie de tous les jours, car dans le Fédiverse, ce que l'on y met, ne subit aucune altération. Ce qui évite pas mal de choses fâcheuses.

[eetschrijver@mastodon.social]

@_elena Bon bol avec la présentation !

[redscare@snabelen.no]

@_elena Fediverse is user-policed, empowering and Musk-free. And we got furries and pinball-machines.