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[CtownCyclone]

I think there was talk that VRBO or AirBnB was getting used for porn videos at times. Rent them for a week, get busy and walk away. Hire the cleaners if you find that out.

This almost certainly has happened. Would hate to walk into a place and recognize the interior...

 

[1100011CS]

Yes I know mastadon has been around for a while, it still doesnt change what it is/has become. And there are a LOT of other so called alternate social platforms that have tried to take the place of the major ones for years. So far none have, its not just Parler or Truth. Of the ones you mentioned I am not sure any of them beyond Myspace would ever be considered successful or saw mainstream use, for them to be considered Highly used, then decreased. And none have been close to the level of Twitter, FB, etc. But sure there can be something new that comes along, but it would need to really be something new. FB didnt try to copy Myspace, it was different and new, Twitter didnt try to copy FB it was new and different. So far everyone is trying to copy what is already successful, what is there, and putting some political or other spin on it. That is not really going to work, that is only going to drive the most radical or fringe people there for those reasons, not because its something new/different/cool.

You and others can bet against Musk all you want but he is the richest man in the world for a reason, and its not because he makes bad business decisions, and he has a huge amount of support and followers. He also has built and runs many uber successful billion dollar companies. That are on the cutting edge of everything from digging holes, to going to space.

Personally, I will put my bet on Musk and his companies before I bet on any of those trying to compete with him, or bet that he will "run Twitter into the ground" because I might have a different political view or be scared of someone he allows on the platform I dont like. Or because he refuses to censor those I dont agree with.

There is already talks of him restarting Twitters Short form video platform, to compete with the Tik Tok etc videos, And talk of long form to compete with YT, with income generation. The thing some are focused on is he is airing the Dirty laundry and getting rid of the people that didnt want to actually work. Will there be bumps, sure, just like every change in ownership has, but I expect it to succeed in the end.

I think it is hilarious the people that are bent out of shape over him buying Twitter. Its absolutely hilarious, a whole lot of cope being dealt.

And still my Tesla stock is still doing much better than all his so called competitors stocks are.... of which I unfortunately also own several as well.

Mastodon isn't a company. You know, you could have just passed over this thread if you weren't interested in Mastodon?

 

[1100011CS]

If I understand it correctly, it is a decentralized platform that you basically have to host yourself. While I can definitely see the value in that right now, in this climate, it seems like a lot of work for less appeal. I basically view it as a lifeboat if all other forms of open communication have been compromised.

No. Try again.

 

[MeowingCows]

I guess we just do this outside the cave now?

 

[1100011CS]

This is going exactly how I thought it would when I read the OP.

Somebody said Mastodon was different from Truth Social but there's apparently a lawsuit because they run on the same code? Just a different information silo to sit in.

Yes, Truth Social was built on the Mastodon platform. That has nothing to do with anything. It's free, open-source so there's no stopping anyone from doing the same.

 

[Tre4ISU]

That's not what it is at all. Mastodon is not really in any way comparable to sites like Parler\Truth\etc which were explicitly created with political goals.

Mastodon has existed for several years and is not rooted in politics. Yes, it has gained some attention as some people are looking for alternatives to twitter because a narcissist billionaire bought a highly-used service and is likely to drive it into the ground.

Will it get widespread adoption? Who knows. But its not like twitter is invincible either. Plenty of large and once highly-used sites have failed (or drastically decreased in usage) over the years. Myspace, digg, fark, slashdot, tumblr, etc. The list goes on and on. Twitter can fail too and something will take its space

The best thing that came about from Musk buying Twitter is that we have now unearthed a whole bunch of people more capable at business operations than the guy who created Tesla and is launching rockets into outer space. I can't wait to see the great things they do for humanity as they cease to spend their existence on Twitter looking for likes and friends.

 

[1100011CS]

So, as usual on CF, nobody can read/understand directions.

 

[Rabbuk]

I guess we just do this outside the cave now?

One side just can't handle divisive topics. Shame

 

[BryceC]

The best thing that came about from Musk buying Twitter is that we have now unearthed a whole bunch of people more capable at business operations than the guy who created Tesla and is launching rockets into outer space. I can't wait to see the great things they do for humanity as they cease to spend their existence on Twitter looking for likes and friends.

Musk didn't create Tesla.

 

[Cyclonepride]

No. Try again.

I spent about three minutes looking at it several months ago, so how about, instead of being an asshat, you let me know how it works?

 

[cycloneG]

I spent about three minutes looking at it several months ago, so how about, instead of being an asshat, you let me know how it works?

A Twitter Alternative: How Does Mastodon Work?

It's like Twitter, but decentralized, open source, and largely free of ad network surveillance.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[Bigman38]

So, as usual on CF, nobody can read/understand directions.

Lot's of people real sensitive about their boy. I didn't have "bragging about my failing stock portfolio" on the bingo card but I figured this thread would quickly fill with fanboys.

 

[1100011CS]

I spent about three minutes looking at it several months ago, so how about, instead of being an asshat, you let me know how it works?

Because that's not what this thread is for (as clearly stated in the OP) but thanks for stopping by.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Because that's not what this thread is for (as clearly stated in the OP) but thanks for stopping by.

Asshat it is. Perhaps you should reread the OP. Discussing how it works is not discussing whether it is worth using.

 

[tim_redd]

Has anyone actually used it?

It's a little confusing and frankly almost overwhelming at first when you have to pick an instance to join. But after that you can see and follow anyone so not a huge deal.

 

[1100011CS]

Asshat it is

Whatever. Why don't you ban me Mr staff? JFC, why do you feel like you need to try to explain something you know nothing about?

 

[Cyclonepride]

Whatever. Why don't you ban me Mr staff? JFC, why do you feel like you need to try to explain something you know nothing about?

If I banned people for being jerks, not many people would be here. I gave my quick impression of what I thought it was like from a very brief look at it quite a while ago. My impression was evidently mistaken. Sorry you took it so personally. Maybe you should look into that.

 

[khardbored]

Mastadon, is just a leftwing version of Parler.

Not trying to be political, but a spade is a spade. For years we have had all these poor excuses of alternate social medias that people threatened to go to from one political leaning, only to either never go, or to go and return to Twitter or FB a short time later. This is just the opposite political leaning version of that.

It is very similar to saying if your candidate doesn't win you will move out of the country, and yet no one actually ever leaves.

What a lot of people find out is they are used to having a lot of followers and interaction that was built over time on Twitter, FB etc. And when they go to these new alternates, it is very new, with very few people, and in the days of expected instant gratification, they dont like the fact that they have 1/100th or much less than that of the following that they had on the previous platform, and they soon fall back to those. This is especially true for people that make their living from the popularity contest that is Social media marketing.

Whether you are right or left leaning, going to these alternates has never really worked out as people expected. They just dont gain the instant users fast enough, and even if they did, it would likely be that their systems have not been built to handle that kind of mass increase all at once and they would run into mass technical failures, and people would be discouraged by the influx of technical bugs.

Maybe this one will be different than the dozens of other alternate platforms out there already that are mostly stagnant, but I doubt it.

 

[crawfy54]

One side just can't handle divisive topics. Shame

Ironic...

 

[khardbored]

Well, I've never used Twitter and don't feel like I'm missing much. This thread confirms that.