My evening thought:
ActivityPub/Mastodon works best for groups of people that share some common interest. People with a "we" attitude. Where we talk eye to eye, not from top to bottom.
Centralised social networks however have made many of us believe that all social networks focus on people with a "me first" attitude. The more egoistic people that base their value on metrics like followers and reach.
That's a fundamental dilemma that pops up every time people move from "there" to "here".
indeed. i keep having a similar discussion with web folks. "engagement" and "time spent on page" are easy metrics to measure but not always a good judge of quality. maybe the reason i have to spend 3x time on a page after an update is because you've made it much harder to use.
i like the fediverse meeting of equals or shared interest much better. yes, the "metrics" seem lower but the quality of the interactions is much more satisfying.
If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://infosec.exchange/users/paul_ipv6/statuses/115911930838000141 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)
