- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
Meta is talking to celebrities like Oprah and the Dalai Lama about being early users. ‘We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,’ a top exec told employees.
Agreed, this is not the solution I’m looking for. It’s not quite there in terms of user on-boarding, but I’m rooting for Mastodon.
Open source and/or federated options should be the ultimate goal for the community needs of the internet. At least we have those options now–albeit in smaller scale than the originals. I don’t think they’ll reach mass adoption, though. Too many people don’t care or have become accustomed to the “free” centralized mega-hub websites to want an alternative. Look at current criticisms of lemmy et al.