5/6 I am encouraged that key tech news platforms, like Techmeme, are already supporting the fediverse — as well as X, but (like me) Techmeme has to keep supporting X, as that’s where much of the news happens or is commented on. Also there are some great apps for Mastodon now (I use Ivory on iOS). Mastodon software also is evolving nicely (see search note above). So all of this leads me to believe that SLOWLY, but surely, the fediverse is making progress.
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6/6 As for Bluesky and Threads, I am present on both of those platforms, but it’s “wait and see” in both cases. Bluesky is still in basically a private beta (I have 5 invites currently, but frankly I don’t see much demand for them); until it opens up, I can’t really take it seriously. Threads is similar, as it has promised fediverse support. But, as with Musk and X, I also don’t want to hand control of my socials to one very powerful person (Zuck). So, I’m committed to Mastodon.
