#Mastodon > #WSocial.

[wuzzy@cyberplace.social]

@Herman The funny thing is, I didn't even try to "convince" anyone to join #Mastodon, I was just making fun of the obvious marketing nonsense by #WSocial.

Not everyone has to be on social media and that’s OK. But if you DO want to be on social media, it would be great if it’s NOT some corporate proprietary crap. Trust in proprietary software is what has been destroying the WWW for a long time. Thankfully, free software exists (not just Mastodon). People just need to use it.

[miiko@social.darxxide.eu]

@Wuzzy There is no point. Absolutely none.

[rowat_c@mastodon.social]

@Wuzzy I've not followed this W Social story closely, so don't know the "case for the defence". What's the best article for me to read that makes the case for it?

[xgranade@wandering.shop]

@Wuzzy @alice Plus, unless W Social does a full netsplit, Bluesky will see fit to include everything on W in their training set for Attie.

Bluesky PBLLC appears to believe that ATProto is an API for ingesting data into their AI products, after all.

[renardboy@mastodon.social]

@Wuzzy bro you just need more europe trust me bro just one more europe

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@xgranade ‍

@Wuzzy

[graphene_os@misskey.id]

@Wuzzy@cyberplace.social if mastodon exist, why create wsocial that look like mainstream social media

[kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town]

@Wuzzy More like WTF social.

"WTF do you exist!?!"

[mastodonmigration@mastodon.online]

@xgranade @Wuzzy @alice

Good point. Bluesky is going to have to make some money someday. Their only play is as an AI data merchant. You are their product.

[ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social]

@Wuzzy I don't even want to post my full name on social media!

So why would I want to give any social media platform my passport? 🤯

#WSocial #SocialMedia

[luatic@mastodon.social]

@Wuzzy W social more like L social

[punissuer@universeodon.com]

@LukefromDC @Wuzzy That's the main selling point, IMHO – federation and open source make the Fediverse enshittification-proof.
Whereas "L" Social is backed by private investors who *will* demand return on their investment soon.

[drewph@ieji.de]

@Wuzzy
Who even says you should?

[s0x41@mas.to]

@Wuzzy There's nothing wrong with a particlar platform to be centered around a specific demographic.

[arnan@mas.to]

@Wuzzy never even heard of w social, but it sounds like crap the way you compare it. Stupid name too.

[nzlemming@mastodon.nz]

@ahimsa_pdx I'm happy to use my full name, but giving up my passport details is a step too far. @Wuzzy

[ddritter@neopaquita.es]

@Wuzzy Until yesterday I did not even hear about this "another closed social network". Maybe we should stop talking about them. Even bad publicity is publicity.

[madargon@is-a.cat]

@Wuzzy I wondered the same about Bluesky. When it was new, it didn't have network effects so nobody "had to" be there. Nobody had a reason to join. But many people did it and now there are complaints "but i cannot leave, I have connections there" when Bluesky also started Nazi bar pipeline, platforming hate speach and banning Black and queer voices. Like how the hell people still didn't learn only way to win is not to play... That time they COULD avoid this toxic cycle.

[gokushrm@mastodon.social]

@Wuzzy what is w social?

[ariarhythmic@ohai.social]

@Wuzzy there is actually no point