it's so bizarre that everyone's judgment of mastodon's success uses the same rubric as twitter's success.
for me, marginalized ppl feeling loved, cared for, and supported in a radical, restorative space is a success and I don't think forbes will ever understand that
Anyway, where are all the nsfw bots?
or send nudes if you'd like that's great too
Just imagine one edge case we're not seeing for now: many people using it (let's say millions) and following a very famous person
That person must have their own instance at this point, at least.
... what happens when they toot?
just imagine the enormous peaks and lag it'll do. And we're not even talking about media.
How would Mastodon realistically handle Katy Perry? I have no idea.
Some people love saying Mastodon/OStatus is very scalable because of federation but let's be honest that's some bullshit. It's easy to split and multiply, but that's not scaling.
The birdsite is much easier to scale.
I MADE THIS HUGE RELATIVELY UN-TECHY POST ABOUT MASTODON, MY LATEST HYPERFOCUS: http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/159393762890
Dude, everyone Is joining #mastodon (hyperbole). It's a good sign when people I follow on twitter appear in my home feed.
CALLER YOU'RE THROUGH TO DOCTOR MIKE THE MEDICAL MECHANIC WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU???
Hi, first time-long time! I've been trying to construct a homemade scoliosis brace out of a bicycle frame and some empty cans, but I implanted it wrong and now I have a bunch of metal plates sticking out of my back like a stegosaurus. Should I try and remove them, or should I inject myself with some lizard DNA and see how far I can take this?
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I am still working on diversifying my home TL, so if you do not identify as white, I probably want to follow you.
Give me a holler, so I can follow you!
The rest of you? Boost please! :revolving_hearts: :arrows_clockwise:
A week on Mastodon is an eternity right now. It's quite amazing to witness thousands of new users making their first toots; seeing follow-bots go through a life-cycle of being released, refined, then blocked; and witnessing toot culture and etiquette emerge in unpredictable and fascinating ways, unique to each instance. Surely this is social media at its best.
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Hello! I'm an account created to get followed by followbots!
Please boost this post!
Boosting will cause this to appear in the timelines of instances with followbots, who will then follow me!
I shall post a list of all followbots who follow me, afterwards.
Thank you for participating! :heart::robot:
Instagram: My life is a party.
Snapchat: My life is a quirky TV show.
Facebook: My life turned out great!
Twitter: We're all going to die.
Mastodon: Don't worry, while we are on a quirky, meandering path towards an inevitable apocalypse, we might as well enjoy the ride and show eachother some love in an unorthodox, yet irresistible manner, not in any way hindered by considerations of style, identity or consistency.
is it me or has the clear notifications button stopped working?
Given up trying to migrate from here to my account at mastodon.social
Hopefully one day migration will be simpler?
Something to be aware of since we are sharing our thoughts with each other here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc
Dammit I'm still in bed and it's now 6pm. Time to accept I'm not going to achieve anything significant today.