@_elena How did it go?

@_elena Translation inside #Mastodon is a real game changer + step up.

But people who don't make #time or see the point in replying limits it all.

Using all levels of people / energy here 👍

rather than feel depth is a kind of liability or time-drag, seeing people as kind of #Spam for it.

I prefer the less defensive "show me what you got" usage instead of looking for perfection or short text.

Sincerity (people who critique) and #Spam can also look the same if not given time / care ur side ⚠️

@_elena
J'aime beaucoup le réseau Mastodon parce-que quelque temps je veux voir le buzz de seulement mes intérêts, (ça veut dire les trains), et aux autres temps je veux voir une vue plus générales.

L'assemblage du ton flux Mastodon personnalisé est comme cuisiner. Il a un saveur unique, et tu as le contrôle de l'améliorer.

@_elena I am from India. Here most tech platforms are GAFA owned. Hence, me and my FOSS friends drifted to here. Came here to discuss Open Source solutions. Staying here for the warm vibes.🫰🏾

@_elena Il y a quelques années, j’ai lancé le projet social.overheid.nl à partir d’une conviction simple : une communication ouverte de la part du gouvernement rend les Pays-Bas plus forts.

C’est encourageant de voir que ce mouvement se poursuit, notamment au sein de notre administration fiscale. La transparence, le dialogue et les plateformes numériques ne sont pas des “atouts”, mais essentiels pour instaurer la confiance.

@_elena I was an active Twitter user from March 2007 and have some great memories from my participation there. When the leadership of Twitter abandoned its users and left the platform to become a garbage fire, I decided I would absolutely not let that happen to me again. I am so happy the Fediverse was there to turn to. It is place that cannot be bought or sold by a rich guy with a chainsaw. It is a place run by communities for communities.

@_elena [2/2] et j'adore aussi qu'il n'y ait pas un "ego démesuré qui veut s'en mettre plein les poches et dicter son point de vue" aux commandes de l'algorithme qui dicte ce que tu as ou non le droit de voir. J'utilise le Fediverse depuis peu et j'apprends encore à trouver qui suivre mais je préfère ça plutôt qu'on choisisse pour moi (d'autant que j'ai des intérêts éclectiques et que je suis curieuse, j'aime apprendre des choses que je ne connais pas et ça l’algorithme a du mal à le comprendre)

@_elena [1/2] un sujet passionnant, bravo pour le travail de recueil et courage pour la synthèse !
De mon côté j'aime le fait qu'il n'y ait pas d'algorithme et donc que les contenus ne sont pas écrits pour être provocateurs, ce qui favorise les extrêmes, la violence et les clivages au détriment de la mesure, de l'intelligence, de l'empathie et du respect d'autrui. Et j'adore qu’il n'y ait pas de vidéos "obligatoires" qui ne servent à rien de plus qu'à attirer l'attention pour ne rien dire !

@_elena You have a bajillion of these so I'll be short,

#Fedi is the public radio of social media.

Meta, LinkedIn, Xhitter, BSky are giant trees, users (the leaves) send their nutrients (data) to the (billionaire owned) trunk.

#Fedi is a slow-growth forest of interconnected plants all sharing with each other.

And this is hardest to convey, #fedi isn't for people looking for audiences, or influencers, or "engagement". #fedi is for building a social network of relationships and interaction.

@_elena

- Part of what makes the Fediverse special is how UNspecial it is. It's not flashy, it doesn't go out of its way trying to "wow" you. It's pretty simple and boring technology. A mechanism. A standard. It just gets the job done.

- It's permissionless. Which is basically another word for "free as in speech". There's no big rich corporation behind it. There's no dictator at the top. You don't need to ask anybody. Your account is your own. Your server is your own. Your Fediverse software, in case you write it, is your own. The consequences are also your own. It does mean that the entry threshold is steeper, because nobody is coming to baby you into signing on and building your own social graph, but that's the deal.

- This, however means, that if you're invested into finding friends on your own, it very quickly starts feeling like a true home. I've found friends here. I've found a family here. My ragtag tribe of adorable goofballs. No other social network can provide that.

@_elena

For me the Fediverse is special because most of the people you meet here are willing to share their thoughts and/or discuss on equal terms. Even if there is a difference in opinions, there is a common, fact based ground. Unprovable personal beliefs are normally marked as such and not framed as THE TRUTH.
I wished is was that easy in real life. ;)

@_elena Le fédivers/la fédvierse appartient aux utilisateurs et non à une grosse société et son CEO blanc cis mascu.

C'est tout.

@_elena @cnt_tefp @ucl

@_elena I’ve never felt comfortable being active in other social spaces, the interactions tend to be really highly strung, you’re a hero and a villain at the same time due to the algorithm feed. This place is so much more chill, and the conversations are way more thoughtful and respectful.

@_elena Good luck