Mastodon is not just another social platform.

[mastodon@mastodon.social]

Mastodon is not just another social platform.

We're a movement, putting people first, championing a people-centred internet. 💻💛

Help us grow spaces where authentic connections matter more than metrics. ​Donate #SupportMastodon

https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate

[hamishcampbell@mastodon.social]

@Mastodon This is historically not true, you guys are a BRAND whose culture is to #NGO to actually be a respectful member of the "movement". So yes a part, but on the balance of mess and responsibility umm the is stuff to compost and truth telling needed.

A start: use your reach to shout out other #Fediverse projects to show you can be a responsible member #KISS

[levi@mementomori.social]

@hamishcampbell NGO stands for?

[rhrwllnrtr@mastodon.social]

@Mastodon is Software. And a brand. That's already enough! Don't try to be more.

[hamishcampbell@mastodon.social]

@levi you do know you have search :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization

Or for the more grassroots political framing https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=NGO

Mastodon is a fab and a very bad project, yep can be too things at the same time... on balance more good than bad, but it's past time to start prodding the bad more on balance.

Update: on the subject of branding https://hamishcampbell.com/branding-keeps-coming-up-as-an-issue/

[em0nm4stodon@infosec.exchange]

@Mastodon

[dirkblank@nrw.social]

@Mastodon

Stop describing the fediverse is Mastodon!

The social platform Fediverse is a collection of volunteer driven knots connected with open source protocols. Protocols are mostly free open source software. Developed by volunteers. Mastodon is one collection of software.

You should promote other software for fediverse also. To keep the idea and the stability of the federated Fediverse.

#Fediverse #mastodon #friendica #hubzilla #peertube #pixelfed #ActivityPub #zot

[nopatience@swecyb.com]

@hamishcampbell The beauty of open source, you can take Mastodon source code, and fork it and do whatever you want with it. Not happy with how they run things? Do something different if you have an idea you believe in.

Don't like their branding? Suggest something different? How about providing some solutions to the problems you experience?

Contribute, send a "PR", break it down into manageable components and make small iterative steps towards something ... better?

[nopatience@swecyb.com]

@dirkblank ... like.. why should they? Why does Mastodon have to talk about other pieces of software? Like... why?

I don't get it. Mastodon is a fantastic project and much because of it ... I'm here, and I'm sure tons of people like me discovered the Fediverse because of Mastodon.

They didn't have to tell me about all the other projects, I found them anyway. I want Mastodon to be Mastodon. As long as they are true to AP and continue to champion that... I'm happy.

Obligating them to promote other fediverse projects seem unnecessary. Let them stay focused on building their software, and Pixelfed can focus on theirs.

Should curl promote wget? Or should Fedora promote Ubuntu?

It makes no sense. They are all part of the same "movement", but that doesn't mean they hvae to champion each other, does it?

[werawelt@social.tchncs.de]

@Mastodon 👍

[everton137@social.vivaldi.net]

@dirkblank @nopatience I agree with you. Mastodon is the most mature software I use on the Fediverse. I also use it more often, although I understood better Pixelfed dynamics more recently, because I prefer to communicate using words. That's also the reason recently I restarted a blog connected to the Fediverse, but I don't care if Mastodon team doesn't mention the other apps in using that are connected via one common protocol.

P. S. I've just content now: I have personal accounts on 7 different apps connected via AP. I use 95% of my time writing on my Mastodon account.

[saupreiss@pfalz.social]

@Mastodon I do.
But y‘All would make that simpler by separatistisch the Software Mastodon from mastodon.social.

[nuwagaba2@mastodon.social]

@nopatience
You're absolutely right, solving problems is far better than complaining, judging or condemning something. How were you taught to solve problems instead of complaining?

[player@fedi.erabo.de]

@Mastodon

There exists more than mastodon in the fediverse.
friendica – A Decentralized Social Network

[dirkblank@nrw.social]

@nopatience @everton137

It must be hart to unverstand that the movement Fediverse is a decentralized or federated social network.

It is living because of it's diversitiy. And it is not only connected by AP e.g .Zot, Diaspora.

Does Mastodon still meet all specs in AP?

AP was supported by W3C, but that changed.

If Mastodon still bends the specs to it's advantage, Mastodon will be in 5 years the same shithole as X.

Please come out of your bubble and see what is actual in development.

[zotheca@mementomori.social]

@Mastodon

„ We're a movement“

You've obviously been hanging around too much in the Forkiverse.

[everton137@social.vivaldi.net]

@nopatience @dirkblank okay, who knows in a few years I can be enlightened and reach such a broad perspective.

I'm sorry to be confined to the limits of my bubble, but I wish good luck in your fight. That's what the world needs.

[hamishcampbell@mastodon.social]

@nopatience ended up writing a post in reply to this subject https://hamishcampbell.com/foss-just-fork-it-delusion/

[nopatience@swecyb.com]

@hamishcampbell That's a great post.

I may have judged you to quickly. So damned tired of meeting, reading or otherwise experiencing people that seem to love complaining about stuff, but doing something about it? Nah... hard pass. I'll stick with complaining.

Sorry for most likely misjudging you. Probably need to take a step back and consider my own harsh and likely too quick to jump the gun on conclusions mindset...

[keithwm@mastodon.social]

@Mastodon I'd actually say we weren't championing anything. And by not championing rage, polarisation and monetisation of attention, we are putting people where they are by default: first.