Reminder: if someone refers to the "Mastodon social network", they don't know what they're talking about.
Mastodon is software that connects to the Fediverse. It is not a network.
Some people are asking, "What's wrong with referring to the 'Mastodon social network'?"
Here's the problem:
1. It's inaccurate. Mastodon is not a social network.
2. It doesn't acknowledge other projects that make Mastodon happen. For example, without ActivityPub, Mastodon can't do anything.
3. It feeds into the narrative of centralization. No software should be the "default".
I acknowledge most people don't care -- but they should!
A decentralized Internet is extremely important.
@atomicpoet Soooo, Mastodon Chat System?
M... Stomping Grounds
M... Tootermainia
M... Conversation Situation
