Fediverse hot takes:

  1. The only true client is the browser.

  2. Microblogging be damned.

  3. it’s the instances/servers that are federated, not the users (ie us) … and damn that too.

@fediverse

#fediverse

    • maegul@hachyderm.ioOP
      5·
      2 years ago

      @mkarliner @fediverse I don’t like microblogging. Specifically, I don’t like it as a primary or dominant medium or platform structure. I think it’s bad for bringing people together, for having substantial or fruitful conversations or for aggregating wisdom/expertise.

      It’s main quality is it’s Freeform random chatty nature, which works best IMO as a glue-platform between more structured platforms.

      • maegul@hachyderm.ioOP
        7·
        2 years ago

        @mkarliner @fediverse I like the analogy of a conference or exhibition. There’s the main event, which is held in (multiple) theatres or presentation rooms. This is structured. Usually a presentation of prepared material followed by managed Q/A time.

        Then there’s the hallway/atrium. People mingle, socialise and discuss informally. Microblogging is the latter. The former is traditionally valuable. But both are good. But the latter on its own is poor.

      • maegul@hachyderm.ioOP
        2·
        2 years ago

        @altair222 @mkarliner these are “hot takes” and I intend a degree of humour to them though I stand by their substance at least points worthy of contention.

        That being said, I’d prefer all of these and any additions I make being a single blog post.

        Not also that I’m posting them to Lemmy, which means they’re all comments to the parent post in a single thread/conversation. All better, IMO, than microblogging.

        • PicoBlaanket
          1·
          2 years ago

          Do you consider lemmy (this post) to be a micro-blog?

          Or are you referring to other federated platforms?

          [I’m asking because I genuinely don’t know]

          • maegul@hachyderm.ioOP
            1·
            2 years ago

            @picoblaanket no not at all. I’m not aware of any limit on the number of characters in a post or comment. And the way comments are threaded with each other and within a post is a structure that microblogging doesn’t have at all.

            • PicoBlaanket
              1·
              2 years ago

              Yes that’s true. This format is great for quality posts and discussions.