Checking out Bonfire's latest release.
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@julian I was surprised when taking a look at it that the demo instance has been there for 2 years, is barely used by anyone, most are abandoned accounts and half of the functions on it don't work...
All while it's getting positive press.
I think you nailed it about the hype around promise.
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transicorn@mastodon.social they definitely received a lot of positive press lately, which had me feeling jealous for a bit (why can't my marketing efforts hit the right note?)
I suppose it's always easier to create hype around promise.
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@saxifraga Yeah, that's definitely one major plus about Mastodon and related projects... being focused on inclusion and having strong policies against hate / discrimination.
I think you'll find most of the people who've been here a long time are here for that very reason aside from perhaps being techies in some ways as well often times.
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@transicorn couldn’t stand all the hate on those platforms, even as a cis queer person.
I’m on Bluesky, but I’m not sure for how much longer.
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@saxifraga I was never a huge FB user, used it long ago for a bit but not often. Used Instagram for a few years for both music and photography which i do but that platform seemed to bring out the absolute worst in people. I used Twitter for a few years on and off to get news and follow companies that make gear i use as well as linux / FOSS info.
I've used Mastodon on and off since 2017 and some of the related ActivityPub projects as well. I just tried Bluesky for 2 years as well until recently
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@transicorn it’s absolutely better, I agree. I only made the decision at the end of last year to get rid of FB, Insta and Threads. Twitx had long gone before then. Still on LinkedIn though.
I very much enjoy Mastodon too, and glad I came here. I’ve only been on just over a year.
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@saxifraga It's interesting, i believe it's a much better solution to being on centralized servers and platforms controlled by one entity. It puts more power to choose in the users hands and that's a great thing.
To be honest, if there weren't decentralized choices i don't think i'd be using social media much if at all in 2025 with how things are going on many fronts.
I really like Mastodon and have for many years and the projects that connect with it through ActivityPub.
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@transicorn I’m getting more and more interested in decentralisation, but I’m just unaware of how it all really works! And happy to be kind of in the dark a little!
