The Social Network That Can't Sell Out: Understanding Mastodon vs. Bluesky - phillipjreese.com
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As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's about whether we'll finally break free from the profit-driven cycle that has degraded every major social platform.
  • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
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    30 days ago

    I look forward to the documentary.

    “Mastodon: Victory Through Technical Superiority”, available soon on Laserdisc and Betamax

    • coacoamelky@lemm.eeEnglish
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      30 days ago

      Feeling like the mastodon crowd are preaching on soap boxes here. Not a bad product but will it attract the general public, probably not .

        • khaleer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          30 days ago

          People prefer to drown than pick option which is not corporate bullshit. Bluesky won because it’s centralized, and people don’t have to decide over instance.

          • naught101@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            30 days ago

            Why are you on Lemmy? Or, why do you think the decentralised model works here, but not on mastodon?

            Or is it only working because there is no third party VC-backed reddit clone?

            • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
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              29 days ago

              Lemmy users can subscribe to a community and get tons of posts. I’d have to find 100 people to follow on mastodon to match what a single Lemmy community provides.