I joined the #fediverse back in the days (2018, with my own instance) because I wanted an alternative. A real alternative. With a fundamentally different approach. Decentralised. Even when it hurts. (federation and decentralisation is complicated!) And I think we are on the right track. What bothers me are the people that want the Fediverse to be 1:1 copycat of centralised services and as that isn't the case declare it to be a failed experiment. I'll stay here. It's better. Is all.

How to reply to a post on Fedi:

1. Begin writing a sassy reply, but start to worry that it will be misunderstood.
2. Discard reply without posting.
3. Start writing a sincere reply. Continue until you have written a 5000 character, multi paragraph screed.
4. Discard without posting.
5. Start a new reply where you try to phrase your screed as succinctly as possible.
5. Give up and discard without posting.
6. Just click the star button on the post instead ⭐

#fediverse

FediForum is coming up. It's an unconference, so the agenda is set by the attendees, but we do know that it will be unmissable, featuring a keynote from @ben and sessions from people like @quillmatiq, @j12t, @johannab and more. Here's the schedule, plus some of what's on the cards.

https://fediforum.org/2025-10/

#FediForum #Fediverse #OpenSocial #ActivityPub #Developers #Conference #UnConference

FediForum is coming up. It's an unconference, so the agenda is set by the attendees, but we do know that it will be unmissable, featuring a keynote from @ben and sessions from people like @quillmatiq, @j12t, @johannab and more. Here's the schedule, plus some of what's on the cards.

https://fediforum.org/2025-10/

#FediForum #Fediverse #OpenSocial #ActivityPub #Developers #Conference #UnConference

I'd much prefer to discuss how we can make decentralisation better instead of discussing how we can attract TikTok, Facebook, Twitter users. The #Fediverse, due to decentralisation, can raise the price of abuse. Centralised services make abuse cheap. I want to drive up the costs of surveillance and abuse. Simple. Because when abuse becomes expensive, authorities have to justify the costs of limiting our freedom. See #ChatControl

How to reply to a post on Fedi:

1. Begin writing a sassy reply, but start to worry that it will be misunderstood.
2. Discard reply without posting.
3. Start writing a sincere reply. Continue until you have written a 5000 character, multi paragraph screed.
4. Discard without posting.
5. Start a new reply where you try to phrase your screed as succinctly as possible.
5. Give up and discard without posting.
6. Just click the star button on the post instead ⭐

#fediverse

I joined the #fediverse back in the days (2018, with my own instance) because I wanted an alternative. A real alternative. With a fundamentally different approach. Decentralised. Even when it hurts. (federation and decentralisation is complicated!) And I think we are on the right track. What bothers me are the people that want the Fediverse to be 1:1 copycat of centralised services and as that isn't the case declare it to be a failed experiment. I'll stay here. It's better. Is all.

Have you heard of the #Threadiverse, and important part of the #Fediverse?

If not: Julian Lam (@julian) is coming to FediForum next week and will talk about:

Threadiverse improvements.

Join us! https://fediforum.org

Thanks for having the three @cypherhippie @resieguen @samvie of us at #PrivacyCamp25 @edri 🙏

It was a pleasure to meet so many of you today after an already great #Fediverse exchange and discussions at #fnf25

It is inspiring to see that so many of us are engaging for our #Fediverse in #Europe ✨

Let us work together to build and advocate for real alternatives for common interest digital infrastructure in 🇪🇺

Let us reseach more on already existing best practices like @FediVariety is doing👏

Das #Fediverse ist das Internet, wie es sein sollte: offen, dezentral und gemeinwohlorientiert.

Die Politik hat jetzt die Chance, im nächsten Haushalt 20 Millionen Euro für die Förderung des Fediverse bereitzustellen!

Damit ab kommendem Jahr dieses Geld investiert werden kann.

Wir müssen jetzt die Chance nutzen!

Teilt unseren Plan! #foefed_digitalrechte

https://digitalrechte.de/news/fuer-ein-souveraenes-internet-warum-die-politik-jetzt-das-fediverse-foerdern-muss

RE: https://colours.bots.edent.tel/posts/68db167a-0f16-f630-b7bd-f9aaad3beb7c.json

Hey you! Would you like to learn how #ActivityPub works?

I have a *single-file* ActivityPub server which can be used to run bots.

It supports quotes, mentions, hashtags, and most features of the modern #Fediverse.

You can play around by uploading one PHP file and one .htaccess file to your website.

Get started at:
https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/

@Soda @runrunrun

那回去你的豆音吧，
那里才是你的观众席喵。

在 #fediverse 里住的大家，
很多的我们是因为热爱自由和民主的信念而来到这个平台的。

我和很多 #opensource 的程序员是为了大家能有一个自由的信息交流平台而帮忙开发 #activitypub 的，这也是像传统平台的一种抗战。所以今天你才能用大家努力开发出来的 #mastodon 在这里说话。

我们中国和海外的抗战者为了大家发声而被打，被抓，被杀，不是为了你的娱乐而付出的。

你热爱的是：
- 每天抗战者被中共迫害的娱乐新闻
- 一个全民观众的社会

你可不可以想起：
- 为什么江油的人们被迫喝粪水?: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E5%B9%B4%E6%9D%AD%E5%B7%9E%E8%87%AA%E4%BE%86%E6%B0%B4%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6
- 为什么上海人要为了大家的生活而举起白纸?: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E7%B4%99%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95
- 为什么香港人要再一次举起雨伞“反送中”?: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%8C%E5%AE%88%E8%AD%B7%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%8F%8D%E9%80%81%E4%B8%AD%E3%80%8D%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

@Soda @runrunrun

那回去你的豆音吧，
那里才是你的观众席喵。

在 #fediverse 里住的大家，
很多的我们是因为热爱自由和民主的信念而来到这个平台的。

我和很多 #opensource 的程序员是为了大家能有一个自由的信息交流平台而帮忙开发 #activitypub 的，这也是像传统平台的一种抗战。所以今天你才能用大家努力开发出来的 #mastodon 在这里说话。

我们中国和海外的抗战者为了大家发声而被打，被抓，被杀，不是为了你的娱乐而付出的。

你热爱的是：
- 每天抗战者被中共迫害的娱乐新闻
- 一个全民观众的社会

你可不可以想起：
- 为什么江油的人们被迫喝粪水?: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E5%B9%B4%E6%9D%AD%E5%B7%9E%E8%87%AA%E4%BE%86%E6%B0%B4%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6
- 为什么上海人要为了大家的生活而举起白纸?: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E7%B4%99%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95
- 为什么香港人要再一次举起雨伞“反送中”?: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%8C%E5%AE%88%E8%AD%B7%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%8F%8D%E9%80%81%E4%B8%AD%E3%80%8D%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

Thanks for having the three @cypherhippie @resieguen @samvie of us at #PrivacyCamp25 @edri 🙏

It was a pleasure to meet so many of you today after an already great #Fediverse exchange and discussions at #fnf25

It is inspiring to see that so many of us are engaging for our #Fediverse in #Europe ✨

Let us work together to build and advocate for real alternatives for common interest digital infrastructure in 🇪🇺

Let us reseach more on already existing best practices like @FediVariety is doing👏

RE: https://colours.bots.edent.tel/posts/68db167a-0f16-f630-b7bd-f9aaad3beb7c.json

Hey you! Would you like to learn how #ActivityPub works?

I have a *single-file* ActivityPub server which can be used to run bots.

It supports quotes, mentions, hashtags, and most features of the modern #Fediverse.

You can play around by uploading one PHP file and one .htaccess file to your website.

Get started at:
https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/

"Where the social connection for a Facebook Group is the Meta walled garden, our community apps connect through to the open social web, on the Fediverse, and, across the bridge, Bluesky."

@michael on the Newsmast Foundation and everything we're up to at the moment.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/building-apps-for-social-spaces/?ref=patchwork-blog-newsletter

#Blog #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse #Pathway #App #Tech