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AndyGER :verified_coffee:

Es sind keine Alternativen, auch wenn des das #fediverse ist und so weiter. Alternativen werden es dann, wenn der Funktionsumfang stimmt und die Dienste dadurch von mehr Menschen akzeptiert und genutzt werden.

Es gibt ja nicht einmal kommerzielle Alternativen. Vermutlich, weil die Marktmacht von #meta einfach zu erdrückend ist ... (2/2)

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bitzero
I'm sorry for the Fosstodon drama. Fosstodon was my second fedi server and there I had a lot of FOSS fun: nice people, good moderators, good topics. I left when my radicalized vision of how world was changing, also thanks to digital/software/tech stuff/hype, became too much abstracted from the "yes but huh, I do not care, any foss is good and that's all" vibe of the instance. But hey, it was me.

The Fosstodon story is another example of how our expectations of fedi aren't aligned with reality. It's not a matter of moderators, server policies, who's federated with whom. It's simply that when a group of people grows beyond a certain number (I think it's in the hundreds not in the thousands), more drama ensues and more often jerks prevail.

In short: it's not the medium, it's the people. Or people dynamics, if you want to feel less harsh. Hidden behind their keyboards, people are jerks when they have the chance. Every bar, getting bigger and bigger, is on the verge to become a jerks bar and maybe then a nazi bar. It just needs someone to become a catalyst for stupidity.

The difference between fedi and corpo social networks is that fedi doesn't want drama: it's divisive and burns moderators out. Corpo socials crave drama because it's engagement. And there are no moderators or nice corpo people to protect.

That's why any debate about "how can fedi win?" makes no sense, for me. If winning is copying the techbros and aiming to get bigger, we have ample proof that bigger instances will gradually become a mess of spam, jerks, bots, misinfo and drama and then - if below a critical self-sustainable mass - collapse. Instances even bigger, will stay the mess they've become. Thinking "oh but this time it's different, we're different" is naive.

In real life, we're praising the beauty of local communities and of communities of interest, and the value of real interactions in smaller groups. This is also a value fedi should underline: bigger is not better, smaller has much more appeal. But, again, it's me.

#fediverse #fosstodon
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🏳️‍⚧️ Christin Löhner 🏳️‍🌈

#GutenMorgen liebe #Mastodonier und #Fediverser,

es ist Mittwoch, der 30. April 2025. Wir befinden uns auf der #Mastodon #Instanz lsbt.me. Wir haben aktuell 217 User. Diese haben bisher 37969 Tröts geschrieben. Das sind 174.97 Tröts pro Rüssel.

#WetterDeutschland: Heute 9-17°C, überwiegend Klarer Himmel.
Regional: Berlin: 16°C, Ein paar Wolken | Hamburg: 9°C, Nebel | Köln: 17°C, Klarer Himmel | München: 16°C, Ein paar Wolken | Stuttgart: 16°C, Klarer Himmel | Dresden: 14°C, Klarer Himmel

Es folgt die Weisheit des Tages:

Alt ist jedermann von dem Tage an, da er sich nicht mehr bemüht, seine
Fehler abzulegen.
-- Salomon Baer-Oberdorf

Mastodon, gehostet auf lsbt.meDeutscher LSBT Mastodon ServerDiese Mastodon-Instanz ist für alle* die LGBT+ oder Allies sind. Ein Safe Space für Dich! Betrieben von Christin Löhner, selbst trans Frau und Aktivistin für LSBT+ Rechte. #lsbt #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtiq
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Gina

Goodmorning #fosstodon and #fediverse ☕️ Another update!

I had a call with @kev and @mike yesterday. They took me through the admin workload and whoo. It's A LOT. It's seriously impressive how much they do in order to keep Fosstodon running, nice, and safe. They will stay on for a bit to help train successors. K&M THANK YOU again for all the hard work 👏👏👏

It's not going to be easy, and it will take a team, but it's doable. Immediately after this toot I'll post what I'll need and next steps! 1/2

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Hanno Cloudwatcher

Good morning #fediverse!
07:33 Uhr, 14° C im Schatten bei 65% Luftfeuchtigkeit. Die Sonne ist erst um 07:15 hinter dem Wohnblock gegenüber aufgetaucht und es ist noch arg schattig auf #Balkonien.
Die Taubenküken sind absolut still, selbst wenn sie gefüttert werden. Ist wohl ein Schutzreflex weil hier überall Rabenkrähen auf Futtersuche rumkrakeelen.
#Katze Neera hat mir den Gartenstuhl angewärmt, ist aber gleich verschwunden als ich raus kam. Ich hätte mich auch woanders hingesetzt.
Katzen!
👋🏻🍵🖖🏻

Das übliche Balkonfoto. Wucherndes Grün,vein paar kleine Blüten von Narzissen, Lichtnelke und Akelei. Der blaue Himmel rechts oben von Kondensstreifen durchzogen. In der Thuja ganz im Bildhintergrund krächzt eine Krähe.
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fediverseobserver

Found 35 new servers and 55 servers died off since 10 hours ago

19,424 servers checked today. 14,866,859 Total Users with 1,082,309 Active Users today

Check out the #fediverse stats

History of servers found and deleted

Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer

fediverse.observerFediverse Observer checks all sites in the fediverse and gives you an easy way to find a home from a map or list or automatically.Fediverse Sites Status. Find a Fediverse server to sign up for, find one close to you!
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Jools

I’ve been awake for ages, so I decided to have a cull of dormant followers.

Then I decided to cull those I was following where there’s been no activity for a while.

🌟 CONGRATULATIONS 🌟
You’re still here 😂

In all seriousness, I reckon many of them are now over on Bluesky.

Oh well!

Happy Wednesday 🎉

#fediverse#bluesky#mastodon
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