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Matt Blaze

Föderation EN Sa 21.09.2024 21:38:15

While Mastodon has been moving slowly in this direction over the last year or so, nothing (here or elsewhere) has managed to replace before-time Twitter for breaking news, local emergency alerts, or a getting a quick general sense of what's going on in the world.

Yes, I know there are some people who don't want real-world information here, but I think this is a real, significant loss.

Evan Prodromou

Föderation EN So 22.09.2024 06:23:21

@mattblaze have you been following any Flipboard or Threads accounts?

Matt Blaze

Föderation EN So 22.09.2024 06:24:46

@evan Yes, I'm glad that many of them are available here now. I see it as an unqualified improvement in my experience. (This is apparently a controversial opinion, apologies if it offends).

Evan Prodromou

Föderation EN So 22.09.2024 06:27:19

@mattblaze they're still hard to find. Flipboard has been doing a good job highlighting them as they have been federating in batches, but finding Threads accounts to follow is really hard. Hopefully it improves over time.

Matt Blaze

Föderation EN So 22.09.2024 06:28:44

@evan I just follow interesting accounts when they show up in my feed. Lately more and more of them have been from Threads, etc.

Evan Prodromou

Föderation EN So 22.09.2024 20:56:59

@mattblaze I don't suppose you're old enough to remember when publishers put out paperbacks with the email addresses of notable people, but I kind of think we need that for the fediverse.