It looks like I'm moving to Mastodon
Simon Willison,
Nov 06, 2022
The most recent wave of newcomers to Mastodon includes a number of names I recognize from the early days of blogging and social networks, as the takeover of Twitter has finally convinced them (it seems) that the existing social network environment can't be saved. It speaks to how technology can have social or political intent. "Mastodon so far feels much more chilled out than Twitter," writes Simon Willison. "I get the impression this is by design. When there's no profit motive to 'maximize engagement' you can design features to optimize for a different set of goals." This post is a good first look from a technologist's perspective, and also links to the easiest set of instructions to set up your own instance I've seen.
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