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Dev here. We're aware of this, and "creating a separate space" is probably necessary - our featuresets are designed to give anyone the power to run their own Space. All in all, I think the bigger influence is who's already on the platform, which I will go into more depth in the next part of this blog. We want to build an extensible system for building your own space.

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Will I be able to change the space I’m in based on my mood? It would be fun if I could manipulate the algorithm serving me content in real time. For example, I would like to turn on “make me sad” mode or “make me want to exercise” mode.

Spaces are similar to Discord "Servers" or Slack "Workspaces" (but more extensible through the Space owner by extensions); you can be part of multiple spaces at once. There is minimal algorithm on the main feed, apart from the ones you add through extensions.

Isn't this the Fediverse?

No, and there are many ways we diverge:

- Mikoto builds on real-time, push-based messaging. We felt that for a social plaform that defines the next generation, having it update real-time is necessary.

- Mikoto builds on the assumption that your Space is private by default, and only what you decide to make public is shown to the unauthorized internet.

- We aim to maintain a logical separation of operators (handles technical side of server hosting, and physical nodes) and owners (runs Spaces).

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