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What’s the difference between Mastodon, Bluesky, and Misskey?
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this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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Misskey and Mastodon are two different types of open-source software for running a social media microblogging website that can interact with each other through the ActivityPub standard.
Bluesky is a similar but incompatible software run by a single company that was founded by ex-Twitter employees and is funded by billionaires and cryptocurrency scammers.
So what I’m hearing is… Bluesky is the only one that actually has a chance of going mainstream
I don't understand why that's always true but yes
I think it's because businesses tend to focus on super easy access, user interface and user engagement first, while open source projects tend to focus on tech and often forget about the end user experience.
I guess but with mastodon I literally cannot imagine it getting any easier.
Download app -> make an account (the app will default to some instance, at least it did for me) -> use it exactly like Twitter.
As far as I'm aware, the big "problem" with Mastodon (and the Fediverse as a whole) is that you have to choose an instance to join. It's an aditional step that mainstream social media does not have and it's already enough to push regular people away. It's kinda like trying to convince a Windows user to jump ship to Linux, by the time you begin explaining what a distro is you've already lost them.
Like I said in my comment tho. When I downloaded the app it automatically chose for me. I just made an account there and boom.
So you didn’t get the choice at all? I guess people who sign up this way are going to be really confused why they can’t follow some accounts their friends can.
Yep then it will be the next twitter/Facebook/ect.
You say "chance", I read "intent" 🤷 Mainstream isn't what it's cracked up to be.