Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
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I don’t understand this example as 'the rich decide what we can talk about‘.
I understand this as 'one rich individual wants to keep us in his wallet garden to make more money‘. In consequence we can’t see the green grass on the other side of the fence. That doesn’t fit to an open society in the 21. century.
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@troy_frizzell @randahl @xs4me2 exactly!
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@Goldmaster also the fediverse: "shut up, brands!"
@f4grx Joke is that social media managers and as someone who does digital media, is that company's and brands want as much growth as possible in the shortest time possible when joining a new platform
When Mastodon was growing due to people joining on, brands & businesses also joined & expected to get instant engagement. If they didn't, instead of simply continuing growing with OC, like they do with every other platform, they just gave up after a short amount of time and abandoned the accounts.
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Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
@randahl you did not apply the click bait filter to your content...
Miracle Breakthrough: This Revolutionary Brain Device Cures ALL Parkinson's Symptoms—Trump Weighs In!
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Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
@randahl I'm stoked that there have been breakthroughs in Parkinson's. Maybe that means there will be more that we will be able to do with other neurological conditions as well!
Also, you are correct about engagement. Here, it is dictated by user interest.
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@caiocgo @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon I wish the alt text police were more friendly, more "hey you did you forget alt text or are you having issues writing it?" instead of "I reposted this because OP didn't add alt text" Do those people forget we can edit our posts?!
@qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon the funny thing is I have never seen a visually impaired person complaining about the absence of alt text.
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@qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon the funny thing is I have never seen a visually impaired person complaining about the absence of alt text.
@caiocgo @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon
I used to sit near a visually impaired person at work and I would hear about it all the time.
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Schmuckyberg
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Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
@randahl
did you control for other factors in your experiment? -
Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
@randahl my experience on blusky/tiktok is sadly similar. My posts on here get 4 boosts, 14 likes, and on blusky i get 1 repost 4 likes, and on tiktok its 12 views, 1 like...
So yeah, ngl its almost not worth it since tiktok decided to randomly nerf all my posts from the 300 view range, to the 4 view range for no reason beyond me talking about the extinction of the thylacine and showing its bones. -
Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
@randahl Same for that crap named Instagram, use Pixelfed.
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@caiocgo @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon
I used to sit near a visually impaired person at work and I would hear about it all the time.
@circuitsunfish @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon I agree that, in fact, my opinion on the subject can be biased. I had a classmate who is blind and, on different occasions, he told me that he simply didn't care about it. This issue ended up becoming the standard for me. I understand that this classmate doesn't represent all blind people. I also keep in mind that when this classmate talked to me about alt text, we were discussing web pages (because I worked with that). So I realize that the context is different. In any case, it's necessary to put into perspective that people who demand alt text in all posts here tend to be a little less patient and somewhat aggressive.
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Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
@randahl this is what I have noticed here after only being on the #fediverse for 7 days and I love it.
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@winkelmesser It does now.
@gsymon@randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon For the next time I suggest you to tag and/or @altbot which gives you alt-text. I find it really useful
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@caiocgo @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon I wish the alt text police were more friendly, more "hey you did you forget alt text or are you having issues writing it?" instead of "I reposted this because OP didn't add alt text" Do those people forget we can edit our posts?!
@qgustavor @caiocgo @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon sometimes we have no more spoons to repeat the same thing over and over again. at some point not writing alt text is a deliberate choice, even more so when #alt4me exists.
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@qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon the funny thing is I have never seen a visually impaired person complaining about the absence of alt text.
@caiocgo @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon oh my dog this is the most ableist post I have read all year! DUDE.
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@caiocgo @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon oh my dog this is the most ableist post I have read all year! DUDE.
@f4grx @caiocgo @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon techbro not being a shitbag challenge failed -
Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?
Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.
Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.
Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.
On Mastodon, we decide.
imo that only we collectively decide what gets attention via human boosts is why this place matters. why it has revolutionary potential. imagine everyone here and that it was integrated into how we consumed all media. not corporate algos influenced by wealthy owners or advertisers. it would upend the power of money in society.
(I get wanting to exclude some here but that would mean we never get to the above vision. moderate harassment, not misinfo or bad ideas.)
