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@_elena i use the fediverse because it has more #Social_Logics than corporate media and networks.
foundation of common ground is not profit but interest and trust. .. and with this aspect fediverse is more suitable for human InterAction .
... side-factor: there are no ads ..

@_elena Ici, tu es un être humain, pas un produit dont il faut tirer le plus de profit possible.

@_elena I love that it's both local and global for me. The instance I'm on makes it feel very local (because I chose one by location rather than interests), but I follow foreigners and hastags, and get a global feel too.
Additionally, I love that my timeline is not an endless scroll. I can always go on reading either the global timeline, or more chatty people I have in lists, but there's a natural "stop" if I try to use "check mastodon" as a nervous tick or procrastination button.

@_elena This is awesome! Thank you for speaking for us!

@_elena
On the Fediverse i see the things I CHOSE to see, and not what the ALGORITHM FORCED ME to see.

@_elena Facebook and Twitter tried to build social networks for the entire world. But they demonstrated that it's impossible to define rules that work for everyone and all situations. The solution is to have many communities, each with its own rules and norms, let people choose the community that best fits, and give users the power to communicate to people in other communities.

@_elena

I was about to write mine when this came across my timeline, almost exactly what I was going to toot.

https://wandering.shop/@realtegan/116365146237067187

@_elena je vais pas mal répété ce qui a été dit j'pense :
Je préfère ici parce que l'environnement de scrollingl'air bien plus... "choisi"
Enfin, on a le contrôle sur ce qu'on veut voir. Si je veux pas de... je sais pas moi... de vache (pardon les vaches, c'est juste un exemple 🤷🏻) dans ma TL, je choisis tout simplement de pas suivre des gens qui en parle. Ou de masquer les mots-clés liés. Et ça fonctionne !
Tandis que les grosses plate-formes nous imposent beaucoup de choses. On peut bloquer des gens qui parlent de vaches à tour de bras, on continue encore d'en voir beaucoup.
Aussi on est + proche des "chef" des instances, et on peut discuter -

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@_elena alas my French is very rudimentary these days.

In an age where most social media sites implement algorithms to control what we see based on the whims of tech billionaires, and people are encouraged to chase popularity and influence, the Fediverse frees us from those algorithmic barriers and allows us to find true human connections and build supportive communities, while giving individuals greater ownership and control of their data.

I suspect others could write it more eloquently!

@_elena no built-in surveillance or tracking, no ads, no algorithms.

@_elena Parce que je peux voir les vies de vraies personnes, éparpillées au hasard dans mon fil, et non ce que l'algorithme essaie de m'imposer ce jour-là. Parce que Mastodon ne cherche pas à pomper mes données pour les revendre à des courtiers peu scrupuleux dans des pays du tiers-monde comme les États-Unis. Parce que les gens se passionnent vraiment pour la mousse, les fenêtres et les vieilles technologies informatiques. Parce que c'est humain, bordélique et aléatoire, et non pas sélectionné pour moi par un système à la Big Brother appartenant à des milliardaires ou à des investisseurs en capital-risque.

@_elena I think the fediverse is special because it's got that old-internet vibe.

@_elena

Chère Elena,

je préfère le Fediverse parce qu'il est cool, important et progressif. Et parce que je veux éviter tous ces idiots sur les grandes plateformes:)

Bien des salutations de Berlin,
Elke

@_elena The instance you join largely defines your experience here as they each have their own flavour and differing levels of moderation (some more, some less). You can try different ones until you get a good fit.
I'm lucky that I landed on one that works well for me - they block servers with worrisome content, I can see posts from thousands of other instances, it has a very large character/word limit for posts, and attracts a lot of people with overlapping interests.
Mastodon doesn't work as smoothly as as big name social media platforms. But if you get confused and post a question, people jump in with advice and tips. There is a bit of a learning curve (as every new endeavour has), and the people who stick with it don't mind that.
There are also volunteers who offer help and it's worth following them as they often post tips.
The volunteer culture throughout Mastodon and the Fediverse is what makes it all a great experience.
I've found a great community here. As a science writer, I've encountered and conversed with people with all sorts of expertise in sci-med-tech -- and have found leads for multiple stories I've written. Also, lots of artists who post wonderful artwork and photos. And, other writers.
Once you learn to do things like use hashtags and follow hashtags, you can 'find your people'. There are also directories out there to help you find instances to join that focus on an area of interest. Switching to another instance is easy too.

@_elena The fedi is truly neighbors meeting neighbors: by geography, interest, need, cats or moss. It’s what the internet felt like when it started reaching people via modems before everything became a place for large companies to plaster with ads.