Another stupid hot take about the Fediverse. This time courtesy of Megan McArdle from the Washington Post.
Apparently, Mastodon is doomed because it solves problems most users don't care about.
Just like Linux is a failure—because only hobbyists and IT professionals use it.
Except—unknown to Megan—Linux is a huge success which runs on everything (including your router).
Also Megan seems unaware that *actual* problem with social media really is centralization.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/17/twitter-mastodon-replacement-social-media/
@atomicpoet “Linux is a failure” *posted to a site hosted on Linux servers, then consumed on phones running Linux by connecting over network gear running linux, while drinking coffee brewed by a coffee pot also running Linux*
@mgaruccio @atomicpoet
Also, isn’t Apple using Darwin, which is UNIX(like) Kernel?
