I thought that the massive usability cost and governance complexity of a federated social network wasn't worth it… until a narcissist billionaire bought my favourite online hangout on a whim, and now the costs of federation are looking pretty good to me!
CULTURE
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Trust Breach: Reconsidering AI Ethics and Corporate Accountability
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A week ago I would have agreed with you, but this feels different now: for me the trust thermocline here has been well and truly broken
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Federation Exceeds Expectations Despite Usability Challenges
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I think one reason I'm so impressed is that I understand how much of a negative impact federation has on usability (a reason I didn't think it would work and never signed up before) and as a result it's wildly exceeding my low expectations
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Mastodon App Sees User Return and Significant Improvements
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Genuinely the first time I've heard of that app Lots of people who tried out Mastodon a few years ago have been signing up again (or reactivating old accounts) and expressing surprise at how much it has improved since they first tried it
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Twitter’s Free Model Deteriorates Content Quality and Communities
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Right now using Twitter for free has already changed, because the only thing people talk about on here is the state of Twitter! The product may stay free but the content and communities I care about are already deteriorating rapidly here
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Twitter’s $8 subscription changes social media economics
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My hunch is that something pretty seismic has changed in the past few days Mastodon used to have to compete with Twitter – a free, ad-supported service. Why pay for Mastodon if Twitter is free? Twitter seems to be setting a new expectation that $8/month is a fair price to pay!
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Thousand tiny servers bloom: Mastodon financial sustainability model
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That's another reason why I'm optimistic: may a thousand tiny servers bloom Mastodon users seem to get that they should open their wallets – there are no ads so it's pretty clear that people need to help financially support the servers they are using – or volunteer time, or both
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Teamwork and Empathy Over Personal Wins in Projects
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The real project teaches you that if you think and do work beyond your own personal agenda with empathy and team spirit you will always be appreciated and welcomed as opposed to doing things alone and banging on your personal wins
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Interview on Rule of the Robots with The Miilk
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My interview on my latest book #RuleoftheRobots with "The Miilk" (in Korean)
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Server Administration Responsibility in Decentralized Technology
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Running a server for other people is definitely not a responsibility to be taken lightly! This post really influenced my thinking about that https://
ashfurrow.com/blog/mastodon-
technology-shutdown/
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