Mastodon is a beautiful, almost utopian experience… but you first have to figure out how to get to it. In this video we discuss the future of social media and what it will take for Mastodon to realize that future.

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00:00 – Introduction
00:32 – The problem with /"Alternative platforms/"
01:20 – What is this video for?
02:38 – Mastodon is the Linux of social networking
03:47 – ActivityPub: Mastodon's unsung hero
05:12 – The convergence of interests
08:15 – Mastodon's potential
09:26 – Recognition of the problems
10:50 – Finding a Mastodon instance
11:47 – Automated instance lists
12:33 – Instance lock-in
13:13 – Other ways you can be locked up
14:02 – What solutions are needed
14:32 – How we can move forward
15:29 – Complexity encourages community
16:31 – The power is in YOUR hands

Mastodon is better than Twitter in this important way. (but it's not perfect)

#mastodon #socialmedia #twitter

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