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hedge@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Debunking the Top 10 Myths About Mastodon

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Debunking the Top 10 Myths About Mastodon

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hedge@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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A lot of people make up all kinds of wild assumptions Mastodon, how it works, and what it is. We're here to help clear up some of the biggest ones.
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    Myth 11: Microblogging is a healthy and productive use of your time.

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      Myth 12: political discourse online will lead to consensus and alleviate fears.

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        Honestly, i haven’t seen much people arguing about politics on Mastodon. It is a very nice place in that sense.

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    I was hoping to read about actual wolly mammoths.

    • PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de
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      We are still in c/technology

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      That’s why I clicked on it too. Also, mammoths and mastodons are different animals.

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      Me too. Like obviously I could just go and read about mastodons now, but it just wouldn’t be the same experience.

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    Did you know that mastodons were relatively short? Despite being nearly 40% more massive than modern African elephants, the American Mastodon was 25% shorter on average!

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    7 is a big one for me, I feel like mastodon’s worst enemy is it’s own developers.

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    …social algorithms…

    What is an algorithm?

    The Geeks for Geeks blog has a great tidbit from their article Introduction to Algorithms:

    Yeah, no, this author doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

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