Let's say I was on a giant Mastodon instance. And they defederated. At that point, would I be able to easily migrate to a smaller one? Or would I have to start up from scratch on the smaller instance?
How so? Folks who care about decentralization can use the menu, no? A common theme in the comments is that most users do not care about decentralization and don't want to have to pick a server. All that scares them away to centralized platforms like Bluesky and Threads. Even a big centralized fediverse server is better than yet another walled garden they can’t easily migrate off of.
Techies who are comfortable with federation can use the menu, no? The vast, vast majority of people don't and I do believe things should be as frictionless for them as possible. Even a big fediverse server is better than yet another walled garden they can't easily migrate off of.
Yes, that's true. I am under the impression that "the algorithm" on the popular platforms mixes in posts from people you don't follow. The only one I was somewhat familiar with was the Twitter one from when I was there.
I like sun as much as the next person but I feel getting more daylight by changing the clocks is like going on a diet by changing the definition of a pound. Standard Time all year for me please.
Mobile: I update one app a day (the one that's been waiting the longest) and check for system updates once a day. I install them as soon as I get them.
Desktop: I run Debian testing and upgrade all my packages once a day
Let's say I was on a giant Mastodon instance. And they defederated. At that point, would I be able to easily migrate to a smaller one? Or would I have to start up from scratch on the smaller instance?