Eugen Rochko, Mastodon's founder:
"On top of that, a decentralized system presents unique discovery challenges. It’s one thing to get someone to try out Mastodon, but for them to keep using it, they need to acquire the happy medium of content and personal connections to have a reason to come back."
Long post: Mastodon, newbies, an India server
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I'm guessing that all of us newbies who've flooded in looking for a Twitter alternative should, sooner or later, build our own instance on a safe server.
It's a big plus for me that Mastodon's structure doesn't encourage the dangerous vanity of high follower counts/ celeb profiles. Smaller groups, focused on specific interests, with higher levels of trust: I could buy into that future.
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Long post: Mastodon, newbies, an India server
@nilanjanaroy I would like to say this:
It seems to me that in India, the rights of individuals are quite threatened. I'm not very familiar with how everything's going down in #India rn, but I could easily envision a scenario in which the government shuts down an indian-based instance if they host content opposing the government.
I'm all for a safe space for Indians, but an Indian-focused instance should probably NOT be hosted inside of India, or in a nation beholden or stongly affiliated with them.
