People often say, “The #Fediverse is bigger than just #Mastodon!”
But that’s not quite true; Mastodon is actually four times bigger than the rest of the Fediverse COMBINED. And its size matters:
If Mastodon is four times bigger than the rest of the Fediverse
combined, then that means to focus solely on Mastodon is to miss that other 20% of the universe.
So yep, it just goes to show that The #Fediverse is bigger than just #Mastodon!”
@volkris This may be a classic “both-and” situation! We should (1) encourage a flourishing, diverse Fediverse ecosystem, while also (2) ensuring that its most prominent platform makes the right moves.
@josemanuel @volkris Interesting take! Are there things that Mastodon’s leadership could do to mitigate the risk, in your mind?
@matt I’m perfectly fine with Gargron making money off of Mastodon, but he should stop running it like a business, acting like everybody else is their competition. It’s called the Fediverse for a reason.
One example: I read earlier today that he was considering implementing quote-posts. Problem is, there are already QP in the Fediverse, just not in Mastodon. That means there is already a standard, set by Misskey and adopted by everyone else except him. Do you think most people even know that? Of course not. For them, everything that’s not Mastodon is Mordor. And do you think Gargron will implement QPs is a compatible way? Of course not. He will use his “market share” to say: “I don’t have to listen to anybody else. This is, after all, the Mastodon Network.”
The Fediverse exists and thrives because of its diversity, but he just strives for uniformity. And don’t be mistaken, he’s been like that from the start. This behaviour is not new at all.
