FediForum 2024 is almost here! Flipboard CEO @mike catches up with conference co-organizer and Dazzle Labs CEO @J12t to get a taste of top-of-mind topics for fediverse stewards, including how this space can cross the chasm into the mainstream. It’s a new episode of Dot Social, the first podcast about the open social web.
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@Flipboard @mike @J12t Awesome person as a guest! Also, happy the show is back.
@damon @Flipboard @J12t thank you! I think this Fediforum is going to be super interesting.
@mike @damon @Flipboard @J12t It’s a great podcast, every episode has been fascinating to listen!
Is there any plan to run an episode, or even several, on some of the issues that are documented within the Fediverse? In particular, the racism that pushed many Black users out of the platform, the reply guy problem (I’m considering stopping publishing on Mastodon because of that), or the many moral panics targeted at projects a vocal, but toxic, minority doesn’t understand?
@mike @damon @Flipboard @J12t I’m all on board with the Fediverse and its philosophy. But these problems can severely hamper its growth, hence why I think they need to be discussed and addressed.
Of course, those are just suggestions!
@o_simardcasanova @mike @Flipboard @J12t anyways these are great points and suggestions. Have you listened to our podcast https://wedistribute.org/series/decentered/ ? You can listen to it on most platforms. We touch on several of the points you mentioned on different episodes @decentered
@damon @mike @Flipboard @J12t @decentered I didn’t know you had a podcast, I will definitely have a look!
@damon @Flipboard @o_simardcasanova @J12t @decentered I'll check it out!
@o_simardcasanova @mike @Flipboard @J12t Thank you for asking the important questions and highlighting these issues. I love #DotSocial but it does often look with a rose coloured lens and ignores some of the negative & harsh realities of the Mastodon subculture which can and will have negative impacts on the bright future that’s always discussed. They touched on big companies being able to shutout projects but neglected to state how many projects have been shutdown and or severely altered due to the vocal minority of Mastodon. It gives devs the impression they can simply build without issue and that’s not reality. Also, a future that doesn’t really have Black and Brown people is not a bright one.
Is there any plan to run an episode, or even several, on some of the issues that are documented within the Fediverse? In particular, the racism that pushed many Black users out of the platform, the reply guy problem (I’m considering stopping publishing on Mastodon because of that), or the many moral panics targeted at projects a vocal, but toxic, minority doesn’t understand?
@jupiter_rowland There’s no discussion that the Fediverse goes beyond Mastodon and ActivityPub, you’re 100% correct to remind this. Personally, I would even consider Bluesky as part of the Fediverse.
What I meant was that as the largest platform on the Fediverse, what happens on Mastodon sets the tone for the Fediverse more broadly, at least partially. This is that worried me, as there is this vocal, and toxic, minority on Mastodon that has very few limits.
@jupiter_rowland My worry is that this minority gives a poor image of the Fediverse, especially on more mainstream platforms such as Threads.
And the problem is that once an image has solidified, it’s really hard to change it.