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I explain that a bit in the blog post and video. I plan to implement more of the protocol to allow for following (inbox) and posting (outbox). Those are still ActivityPub but Mastodon is the most popular implementation of the protocol so people can understand how it can be used

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The problem can be easily sidestepped by referring to it as a "Mastodon alternative", rather than a "Mastodon instance".

(Even if it weren't that easy, I'd still agree that referring to it as a "Mastodon instance" is both wrong and weird, regardless of how popular and relatable Mastodon is.)

Or even "ActivityPub profile" or "fediverse profile". That's what it is, a non-interactive profile that appears on, but isn't limited to Mastodon.

But it's clickbait that worked, so maybe discussing that is equally pointless.

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