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That makes Mastodon more of an attractive alternative to Discord rather than a replacement of the "digital commons" aspect of Twitter. But as some people have stated, maybe Mastodon doesn't want to _be_ that, but some people hope that there can be something that can assume that mantle.

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a bit of a tangent, but, this “digital commons” marketing strikes me as a bit hilarious.

there is nothing “commons” about a privately owned space owned by a billionaire.

and even worse, elon is trying to make us believe one can meaningfully discuss anything in 280 characters?

this whole “digital commons” really reinforces my concerns that hes just doing more manipulation and relying on the fact that few people stop to actually think how ludicrous the idea is from the ground up.

What if the only thing that exists that can do that is (gag) Facebook?

I think the thing that helped Facebook grow and survive (as long as it did) in this way was its focus on real identities.

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