@koteisaev@mastodon.online

That’s how many people originating from FB/X/Insta understand it, because they are used to a “single brand, single platform” model. I have a lot of explaining on that topic.

But once you explain how it works - like “EC posts from EC instance, and you post from mastodon.com.pl instance, but YOU CAN INTERACT as if you were on one platform” they get it.

The discussion about what is forum or not is semantic - for me as an infosec guy ActivityPub is just a really clever way for websites to interact between themselves and I like the opportunities it opened

In theory, even an old classic phpBB could have each forum post or topic shareable over ActivityPub, with external comments appearing in the thread too. The question is whether anyone implemented this yet and would it catch with them.

@Jumpmed@mastodon.social @ghouston@mamot.fr

These particular guys now ranting on Twitter about for “abolishment of EU” do have some experience with Fedi and it’s mostly negative - they were collectively kicked as soon as they opened their mouths But that’s because they are used to delivering angry monologues which are then boosted by millions of bots. This naturally didn’t work here.

Personally, I like to hear dissenting voices on any topic, as long as they are delivered in civilised manner.

One thing I’m quite disappointed in the Mastodon community is its collective inability to discuss difficult topics like - and sorry if it’s triggering - immigration, religion, extent of human rights or human sexuality. I’m myself definitely identifying as follower of liberal values, but I can’t reject things I see with my own eyes - and talk about them.

All of which also happen to be the very topic that largely drive the alt-right movement today, which do not discuss them either but misrepresent in the most filthy ways. But because “the other side” prefers to simply keep their head in the warm sand of “liberal consensus” rather than discuss real challenges, these freaks gain voters while we lose.

So it seems like we’re doomed to fostering tribal anger in two separate bubbles

European Twitter exploded following yesterday’s rants by US and Russian hardliners calling to “abolish EU”.

Lots of voices like “we need European social media!!”

And I said, “actually, you know what, we kind of have one for years…”

Some people started complaining “but nobody uses Mastodon” and I once again had no choice but to explain that if “nobody uses” then how come I’ve got 3k+ followers here and engaging in truly interesting discussions not less often than there

There’s two data points where Fediverse can be indeed seen as less attractive than US cortisol aggregators:

• number of engagements, but granted that up to 60-70% of these on Twitter are generated by bots who cares? Maybe media advertising agencies do, but I don’t.
• presence of public persons - this is where Fediverse actually loses, because it’s a network that grows between them and can’t be “invited”

Focus.de describes a new generation of “better red than dead” growing in #Germany

“It’s better to live in Germany under Putin’s rule than to fight for Germany,” said 18-year-old student Jan Wagner. German students announced a large-scale protest in 90 cities against the return of conscription.

Some other quotes:

“It’s better to flee than to fight”, “We don’t want to be cannon fodder”, “It’s better to live under occupation than to fight”, and “Ukraine should have surrendered instead of defending itself with human lives”.

What these people completely don’t get about #Russia is that it’s not coming to you to somehow peacefully occupy you and let you live your lives. It’s coming to use you as a mobilisation resource - the cannon fodder that it will be not sorry to send to the worst assaults in order to spare their precious Russian youth from Moscow and St Petersburg. We know, because they’re doing 100% that in the occupied Donbas and Zaporizhzhia since 2014.

Source: https://www.focus.de/politik/schueler-bei-die-100-lieber-von-putin-beherrscht-werden-als-im-krieg-sein_9f97060b-d4a3-49bf-8ee9-811aa309f689.html (in German)