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1. ShadSterling (shadsterling@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 18:51:28 JST ShadSterling

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   • Johannes Ernst

   @j12t @damon choosing an instance specific to one of the many subjects that interest me is contrary to how I relate to those communities. I’m not here for a community bulletin board that allows crossposting, I think we’d need a different interaction paradigm for me to want community features, and it wouldn’t involve tying my whole fediverse identity to a single community. What’s supposed to happen if I joined my hometown library’s instance and then moved away?

   • Johannes Ernst (j12t@j12t.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 18:51:28 JST Johannes Ernst

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     @ShadSterling @damon We need to get to identities that aren't tethered to particular instances. Various approaches have been discussed, all more or less valid IMHO, we just need to get them implemented.

     Then, if you can log into @ShadSterling with myself@shadsterling.com or shadsterling@myidprovider.com, is your concern still valid?

   • ShadSterling (shadsterling@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 18:51:29 JST ShadSterling

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     • Johannes Ernst

     @j12t @damon AFAIK we still don’t have good enough instance-choosing tools

     (We also don’t have good enough old-post-finding tools, or I would link to one of my old posts about what those tools need to do)

   • Johannes Ernst (j12t@j12t.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 18:51:29 JST Johannes Ernst

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     @ShadSterling @damon I think we need to get to the point where each instance operator communicates directly with their prospective user where their prospective users are likely going to hang out. Say: libraries for instances focused on literature, or furry conferences for instances focused on furries. Avenues through something like joinmastodon.org (which are software-focused) should be secondary at best.

   • Johannes Ernst (j12t@j12t.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 18:51:30 JST Johannes Ernst

     @damon Your point is a different point than the one I try to make in a very short post.

     Your point: use different software.
     My point: choose an instance, not software.