Offtop: long mastodon/X threads are so inconvenient that I would not even consider it a use case of such platforms. Write a blog post and link it there, ffs
I'd prefer something that supports longer posts. By default, Mastodon only lets you write short posts. Changing the default would mean messing with the UI or changing the way it uses the underlying protocol. https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/7973#issuecomme...
It's not a text article though, it's a public microblogging forum like Twitter, implemented with a protocol for which this just happens to be a web interface. And a forum with more features than the one we're on, most of which would be quite inconvenient to implement in a purely static website.
Now, maybe what you're actually trying to say is that the content of the Mastodon thread should have been static website instead. That might be your preferred method of consuming this information, and that would be a valid desire. I can't say I'm a fan of twitter-style threads either.
Having said that, that does not take into account what the author of the thread wanted to accomplish. In all likelihood they're on Mastodon precisely because they want interaction with strangers. Otherwise they would have written the static website version. So it's a matter of misaligned needs.
Also, note that Mastodon is built on a protocol - it does not need a web app. So you could build a thread unroller or use an existing one to meet your static website needs, although I have to warn you: current implementations use JavaScript for that[0].
Mastodon isn't a replacement for forums. People mostly toot past each other; threads don't happen that much. When threads get big they are hard to follow; there is no easily discernible tree structure.
Compared to the meteoric rise of Threads, it's hard to argue that they didn't fumble the bag when the end-zone was wide open.
Once you get past the user-hostile joining and following process, ultimately Mastodon just has awful content discoverability since there's no algorithmic feed available, not even good reply displays. You're relying on your follows to retoot anything interesting, and one prolific poster can completely flood your feed.
It's just not good enough. I really tried to like it, but it just isn't.
Yes, but there's a lot of resistance in the Mastodon community about it. I know Threads is making it a goal but there's a lot that can go wrong between now and then.
Mastodon isn't meant for hosting this kind of content, for the same reason you aren't meant to put this kind of content on Twitter. Mastodon is like a social RSS feed reader.
Let's be honest about what Mastodon has: a puny bit of rather nerdy content, most of it available elsewhere. Threads does not need it. May the two worlds stay separated forever.
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