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👋 If you can see this toot you are on the #Fediverse enjoying #BetterSocialMedia
How flippin' awesome is that!?
In one or two sentences, tell me one thing that stands out for you personally, one of the reasons you enjoy being here.
And if you're ok with me using your answer in promotional material to get more people here, add the tag #TellEveryone 📢
I joined social.coop in particular because i want to actively be part of a cooperatively run social media, not just benefit from a service someone else runs.
Thank you everyone for the amazing feedback! I know I can't expect too much after posting the question in English, but I'd love some non-English replies...
And if you ever feel like tooting yn Gymraeg, add the #Ymarfer hashtag so people know you're practising and open to feedback 👍
And if you follow #DysguCymraeg you might find toots from other learners. Mostly my day to day drivel! 😉
Every single person in here has made the deliberate choice of stepping out of the beaten track. So pretty much everyone here is self-selected for having the ambition of finding their own path through life.
I 💖 it!
[The flip side is obvious - self-selection has costs in terms of overall numbers, entry barriers, accessibility, etc. Unfortunate, but everything comes with both pros and cons.]
I know I can't be banned or moderated badly by the whole fediverse at once. I know where my data lives, I know where it's backed up, I know I haven't signed away wordwide reproduction rights to anyone. I know nobody will be inserting adverts or biased selection algorithms because I control what runs on my server.
Good morning lovely 🌹
I never used Social Media until I joined the #fediverse it's a welcoming friendly place.
Full of chatty silliness as well as serious discussion which is done in a sensible adult way.
I have made some strong connections with people across the world 🌎 that I would never have met IRL.
THANKS to all of you, you know who you are ❤️❤️❤️
There are lost of things that I love about Mastodon, but the thing that saves me every day is the ability to edit posts.... there is a cottage industry among my followers spotting my typos (and also occasional analytical miss-steps) & being able to edit the post is just brilliant.
I personally like to read from the University professors also. 📚
Excellent way to practice and improve multi language skills.
✅ Ok to use the answer (If judged worthy 😉 ). #TellEveryone
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Self-hosting is the reason I'll never leave, at this point. I found the Fediverse during the beginning of my journey down the online privacy rabbithole. My threat model has changed since those days, and continues to change, and will. The one thing the Fediverse makes possible, that no corporate social media platform can or will, is the reality of being able to host it yourself. Doing so puts your data in your own hands and no one else's.
The Fediverse is made up of individual humans. It's chaotic, some parts of it are rude, and there's a learning curve. But the path forward for Fedi is towards democracy, rather than authoritarianism.
There aren't algorithms, or pages that spam you, or posts from groups you don't care about; you follow those who post things you find interesting, you follow hashtags to connect you with content that's right up your street, and your home timeline is tailored to your preferences and only show people or hashtags you choose to follow.
People are helpful, kind, interesting; bad social media has lost sight of that. The #Fediverse reminds us of the good.
On Xitter, I felt like I was whispering in the dark. Here I feel like I'm participating in a larger conversation. I have curated followers and followees. I chose them and they chose me. It's not weird to follow a stranger here or ask to be followed. That's how it works. It's organic. It isn't an algorithm. It's human-centric.
Alt-Text is a big deal here. I'm not visually impaired but I am neurodivergent, and good Alt-Text often provides the additional context I need to understand the image or meme. I like that we are encouraged to use Alt-Text in that way, not as just an exact description or transcription.
Third thing: you can edit your Toots.
Feel it’s more authentic to connect with real people here on the Open Web vs. enshittified Big Social
Met awesome individuals like @Em0nM4stodon (when i 1st joined) due to shared interests in privacy & safety online for women and marginalized folx
So many more reasons than what fits in a toot 🔥
@jaz@toot.wales It feels more personal compare to mainstream social media which that's many various instance that has main focus and also the terrible puns for the URLs which makes me chuckle a little just reading some of them.
I LOVE the #Fediverse as there are no algorithms controlling what you see and no adverts telling you how to spend your money.
The #Fediverse is a much, much #BetterSocialMedia as our conversations are civilised...even when we disagree with each other, we do so politely and respectfully.
The #Fediverse is decentralised...it's owned by no one person and by everyone. Toots are moderated carefully without quashing free speech but still maintaining a safe space for us all.
#TellEveryone ❤️❤️❤️
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes. This is not a production site. There are no backups for now. Data, including profiles may be wiped without notice. No service or other guarantees expressed or implied.
