The Importance of Choosing the Correct Mastodon Instance

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Definitely an important thing to remember. Mastodon being decentralised means every instance has its own rules and norms, and you'll need to choose the one that best aligns with your own (or set one up).

Is it more complicated than using a centralised alternative? Sure, a tiny bit. But it's a necessary part of such a system, and provides a better solution than 'let a single person or company dictate everything that's allowed on the network'. A small instance owner is a lot more reasonable than a Silicon Valley CEO trying to 'avoid offending' as many people as possible.

Agreed, I think the quick success of Mastodon shows that more and more people are aware of the limitation of Twitter, especially related to the fact it is both a Silicon Valley company and strongly centralized.

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