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Twitter users right now (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 105 points 3 years ago (33 children)

I've said this a bunch of times, but Mastodon's use of a chronological feed is what kills it. What it really needs is for the default tab to be a "trending" tab, cause that's what users want to see.

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  • [–] 86 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    Mastodon’s use of a chronological feed is what kills it.

    Funny, that's exactly the reason I like Mastodon's feed over traditional social media. No bullshit being pushed, just the people I'm following and the posts they make.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    No algorithm designed to keep you addicted or run experiments on you.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    You're fired

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You're saying this... On Lemmy. You do know we have three different "trending" settings here, right?

    I honestly much prefer the idea of a chronological feed too, but disagree that's what kills a platform. Tumblr has both the chronological and the trending for you/for all, and it was also ignored.

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  • [–] 41 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    The sign up process is just too confusing for most people too. I tried evangelizing it when musk took over and that was everyones response. Need like a temporary instance for new accounts that you can transfer out of once you've got your sea legs

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Counterpoint: This tiny little hurdle keeps out the lazy and ignorant.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    That's how I feel right now. I don't need the Fediverse to replace reddit and Twitter, I want it to be a refuge from the commercialized crap! The people who can't be bothered to figure out Lemmy or Mastodon can stay right where they are!

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Exactly, lemmy feels like my kind of people. Going against proprietary stuff, against privacy nightmares. It's the fact that I can relate to people here that makes it such a good replacement for commercial alternatives.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago

    The only thing complicated about signing up for Mastodon (and Lemmy) is choice of instance.

    Some people need that choice made for them, even though it does not practically matter. Most instances federate with content on other instances and it is possible to migrate your content to an new instance if you change your mind in the future.

    Fortunately there are regional instances for both for me so it was pretty much a no-brainer for me to use aus.social and aussie.zone

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I really dont get this "Lemmy/Mastodon is sooooo haaaaard to sign up for". I'm a barely technoliterate 30 something who's closest thing to coding knowledge is the Missingno cheat in Pokemon Blue, and I figured it out. Its not that hard.

    Like, the instances/server thing is the only real extra step you have in signing up, but besides that, its like signing up for any other website.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    The focus on chronological feeds is what I like about Mastodon, and Fediverse platforms in general. I don’t want to be slapped in the face with what some algorithm with ulterior motives has decided I should see - I want to see the things I follow in the order they were posted.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (7 children)

    I think that's why the threadiverse clicks for me. Its sorted by zeitgeist. Not influence by halo users, just, "here's some stuff the community was into recently"

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Did you mistake threads for mastodon?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (5 children)

    What are you talking about? I didn't say anything about Threads or Mastodon. I'm talking about Kbin and Lemmy

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    You can’t just make up your own lingo and expect everyone else to know what you’re talking about.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I didn't make up anything:

    I used a general term that's been in the zeitgeist of the Fediverse for a while. Clearly this is a point that will need some onboarding documentation in the overall "what is any of this" for new users

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Idk. The earliest I can find threadiverse mentioned is just last month. Threads started development in January, and is actually called Threads.

    It's an unfortunate term to coin and isn't appearnt as to what it's referring to.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Until last week, we all knew the product now called "Threads" as "Project 92" or "Project 93." People started calling the threaded part of the Fediverse the "threadiverse" before anyone knew anything about what Meta's activity pub enabled project was. I've been talking about the "threadiverse" as kbin and lemmy for a while, and will likely continue to do so until this becomes a consistent confusion with people because this is the first time I've run into this particular confusion

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    My mistake. I should have known when you said threadiverse you weren't talking about threads. How silly of me.

    Now excuse me while get a glass of Pepsi. (I'm obviously talking about getting a plate of olives)

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, most people aren't on social media to see "what their friends are up to," they're there for the memes, the culture, the brands (including pop artists), whatever the latest "thing" is. Mastodon doesn't have any of that, or at least it's very hard to find.

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