Wrote up an analogy that I've been finding really useful in helping me (and I think others) understand Mastodon:

Mastodon is just blogs

simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/8/m

(Extended version: Mastodon is just blogs and Google Reader, skinned to look like Twitter)

how's your day going if you didn't pay 44 billion for a social network it's going great

I’m still super early in exploring the Fediverse, but am so appreciative of what everyone has been doing to make this possible.

It appears possible to have my own Bookwyrm, Pixelfed, Peertube (goodreads, Instagram and YouTube alternatives) and they’ll all show up here also, because it’s all based on ActivityPub.

I’m still on the mastodon.social instance for now but I’ll be thinking about controlling my own content by running my own server, soon. Excited to see where this goes.

Qoto Mastodon

QOTO: Question Others to Teach Ourselves
An inclusive, Academic Freedom, instance
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.