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I just realized that I don't need to argue with y'all about:
* Starter packs
* Composable moderation
* Quote tweets
* Paying trust & safety engineers for their labor
* Funding stuff without VC or begging for donations
* If UX is possible without VC money
I don't need to argue with y'all about any of this. I'm not asking for your permission or your help. I'm telling you what's going to happen.
Mastodon is moving in the right direction, just slowly. It could be faster with funding + focus.
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I said what I said about Mastodon moving too slowly to matter for the US midterms, so BlueSky being our best bet.
I said what I said about me being wrong about thinking that Mastodon would get it together by now.
I said what I said about BlueSky making it okay that Mastodon moves slower, and it not necessarily being over in the long run. We're watching people leave Twitter at a rate of 1 million a day. If BlueSky does go bad, and a better option is available, I anticipate a similar exit.
2/N
Where is @Gargron in all this?
You are both a supporter and constructive critic of Fedi/Mastodon. You drop truth bombs worthy of attention from the masto devs but do you hear back?
You are right that the dev is too slow. It’s not that they aren’t trying hard or doing a good job. There just aren’t enough of them. The official masto app still doesn’t have quote toots, so we still argue about them after many years!
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.ioThey're responsive. They're working. But yes, it's slow. The team is tiny. And they're human beings, so no, they don't always make the right call. None of us do.
But they're open to being persuaded. They don't always agree with me, but they listen. They've grown as an organization, and make different decisions now than they did 5 years ago.
Cool. Thanks so much for the replying and sharing your perspective. Not everything trickles down to us users, so I’m glad to hear there is some positive, too