What's with people calling this place "the fediverse" so much? It seems kinda culty to me (gives me same vibes as the metaverse). What's wrong with just saying "I'm on Mastodon"?
@conradludgate mastodon is an implementation of an open microblogging protocol.
Other implementations exist and interoperate with mastodon instances, so fediverse is more general and more accurate.
Also the coinage predates fb's use of metaverse.
@dcbaok yeah, I see that. Still feels like an unfortunate name/crowd to be associated with. I'm sure I'll get over it but it definitely adds some friction for new users that just want escape from twitter (like me)
@conradludgate Mastodon is part of the Fediverse. Everything is linked together. That's what decentralization is all about.
@conradludgate Because not everybody is on Mastodon. The Fediverse consists of many servers, and also many software. There is Misskey, Pleroma, Friendica, and more other software that can connect to the Fediverse.