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JustinHanagan

@ JustinHanagan @kbin.social

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  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on)

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  • Yep. "Slowly, then all at once".

    Personally, I think once the journalists and news orgs (finally) get on board, that will inspire government agencies to make the change, and that will be the true tipping point away from 𝕏.

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on)

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  • You can just click "no thanks" to the subscription box, but I've copy-pasted the full guide (short version) here for you:

    1. Download the Mastodon app from the Apple app store or Play store.

    2. Create an account (just like Twitter or any other social media)

    3. Follow people, and get posting.

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on)

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  • It's a bit of a joke post because a lot of the coverage around Mastodon gets really into the weeds with Federation, ActivityPub, etc. and journalists often describe it as "too techie" for "normal" users.

    Well, "normal" users don't care about the technical backend of Twitter or Facebook so it always felt a bit disingenuous to me it was presented this way. Hopefully my post can dispell some of the confusion!

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on)

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  • I did that, thanks. And the “crossposted to…” showed up. Pretty cool!

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on)

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  • Thank you! I put a lot of effort into it.

    To cross-post on Lemmy/kbin you just... make the new post right?

  • Reddit is a Dying Mall

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  • Thanks lol

  • Reddit is a Dying Mall

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  • Reddit is a Dying Mall

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  • Reddit is a Dying Mall

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  • Exactly. From the article:

    As far as Reddit’s fate is concerned I predict that what will happen to it is the same thing that is happening to Twitter and has already happened to Facebook and frankly, actual shopping malls. The business side of things will churn along divorced from the content which will become ever more generic and culturally irrelevant. The users who stay on Reddit will be of the unadventurous variety, not inclined to make waves or analyze their habits.

  • "For you" isn't - The case against corporate algorithmic feeds

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  • You are most welcome!

  • "For you" isn't - The case against corporate algorithmic feeds

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  • The essay is not about suggesting a dichotomy. The article is about how corporations sort their content feeds based on maximizing profitability, and the subsequent consequences that result for the end user (humans) in the form of endless distractions.

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  • I personally am a big advocate of "no entertainment on mobile devices" whatsoever, but that said- I've played around with this modified version of Instagram and it's pretty cool. I don't think it changes the sort to chronological, but it does remove suggested content and allows users to turn off stories, reels and more.

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  • This... is actually a great idea. Memes should be fun. If they're not, that's probably a sign I should put the phone down.

  • Reddit is a Dying Mall

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  • 😂 Wow I'm really learning how up my guard has been all these years.

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  • I do my writing there and I am still on the fence, haha, it's probably going to be "enshittified" one day, but it certainly isn't yet.

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  • When I read comments on Reddit I often see a lot of frustrated and burned out people with short tempers who might not have someone IRL who will listen to them vent. Like you said it makes sense, but that doesn't make it any better.

    What makes me optimistic about decentralized social media is that the communities are (hopefully) small and varied enough where mods and admins can keep an eye on everything much easier, and step in an say "Hey, you're not being nice right now" when someone isn't. It's one thing for communities to have rules, but you can't make enough rules to maintain a culture of amicability. We ultimately need humans for that.

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  • Yes, absolutely please do not interpret my comment as a defense of Steve Huffman haha, moreso a criticism of the structure of incentives he chooses operate within.

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  • Yes! Thank you. I tried to be careful with my wording and I'm glad it came through. Facebook is not "over", neither is Twitter or shopping malls. But they're not what they were and the reason they're not what they were (I feel) really comes down to corporate incentives. Something I found really interesting to learn these past weeks is that Twitter and Reddit are not profitable, which kinda implies that the business model may not really work on that scale. Maybe Steve Huffman isn't a greedy monster, it's possible he's between a rock and a hard place with profitability.

    Which if that's the case, it kind of implies that open source/Fediverse-style social media might actually be the most sustainable kind, as weirdly structured as it is.

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  • People who choose not to understand any hint of subtlety

    Genuinely not trying to sound snarky here, but you've described how it feels when I read comments on Reddit.