Tech media is picking up on the changes to Mastodon’s sign up process, where the default option is now Mastodon.social. I don’t think funneling more people to one mega-instance is a good idea…

  • @noodlejetski@beehaw.org
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    41 year ago

    The only place where people understand it is e-mail

    and mobile and internet carriers. and using the same roads with different car brands and kinds of vehicles.

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      31 year ago

      Using the same road with different cars isn’t really analogous to federation. But the comparison to mobile and internet is good, however, it’s not one I’ve ever been presented until now. It’s still a relatively new concept for most, and there needs to be more people explaining how a platform can exist across multiple web pages with rather strikingly different experiences on each although a fundamentally shared experience too.

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        1 year ago

        Using the same road with different cars isn’t really analogous to federation

        they all use the same protocol (AsphaltPub), and you don’t have to drive a Tesla to interact with (get rear-ended by) one. QED.