2026-11-01 21:56 UTC
@hiphopheaven@mastodon.social One of the flaws with fedi, and open source in general, is the obsession with replicating commercial alternatives as though they made the decisions that were best for the people they were trying to serve rather than decisions that made them best able to monetize their users.
FOSS and Fedi need to focus on delivering what people actually need and want, understand the mission first. Don't assume that because the commercial version offered something it's actually needed.
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@dansup@mastodon.social 2026-11-02 00:08
@reflex@retrogaming.social @hiphopheaven@mastodon.social So you are saying that Direct Messages are a flaw? Every social network started replicating features of the first one, it is known, and we build the features that people want. Just wanna posts photos on a grid? Many static site options exist. Want to share photos with friends, Stories and DMs? Pixelfed.