Have you ever heard of the term federation-washing?

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    7 hours ago

    I’ve been on Mastodon for two years now. I’m active and all.

    And yet, to this date, I still can’t find a single person in my working field, who are located within the province of Quebec.

    Bluesky? Found and added over a hundred, in mere days.

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      6 hours ago

      Yeah I mean you’re making my point here. More marketshare = more leverage over users.

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        6 hours ago

        I don’t think I do… what I explained was, Mastodon is too difficult not because of the interface, it’s because it’s too decentralized, to the point of everyone getting lost in the forest, and no one can find each other within the networks.

        As for Bluesky, while it’s not the best or safest alternative, is way more convenient for networking—the raison d’être of a social network.

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          6 hours ago

          No one is arguing about that. None of that matters when BlueSky turns into the next Xitter. Your social network is irrelevant when you can’t even find those people in a feed full of ads for weight loss supplements and unchecked disinformation.

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            5 hours ago

            I know that. And I do believe Mastodon is superior tech-wise, safer and better.

            But, at this moment, the people I look to reach are on Bluesky, none are on Mastodon.