Mastodon

Mastodon is a Free Software[1], decentralized, global Social Media[2] network. Unlike the other major ones, it is not a part of the Attention Economy[3], and generally has no ads.

1: /free-software/
2: /social-media/
3: /attention-economy/

In How to Join the Fediverse and Cast Off the Attention Economy[4], I write about how to get started with Mastodon and why it makes sense.

4: /how-to-join-the-fediverse-and-cast-off-the-attention-economy/

Mastodon and other projects that use ActivityPub for federation are said to form the Fediverse[5].

5: /fediverse/
Homepage: https://joinmastodon.org/

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6: /recovering-our-lost-free-will-online-tools-and-techniques-that-are-available-now/
*This started out at a post on my blog[7]. This edited version is intended to be kept more up-to-date.*
7: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10231-recovering-our-lost-free-will-online-tools-and-techniques-that-are-available-now
8: /fediverse/
The loose, decentralized confederation of non-profit Social Media[9] sites such as Mastodon[10], Pixelfed, and PeerTube. They all use ActivityPub for federation.
9: /social-media/
10: /mastodon/
11: /how-to-join-the-fediverse-and-cast-off-the-attention-economy/
*This started as a post on my blog[12]. This edited version is intended to be kept more up-to-date.*
12: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10124-how-to-join-the-fediverse-and-cast-off-the-attention-economy
13: /attention-economy/
Profiting from convincing (or, perhaps more accurately, "manipulating") people to pay attention. Big Social Media[14] sites like Facebook are part of the attention economy: you pay nothing to use the site. In fact, you are the product; they sell your attention to advertisers, and therefore design their product to maximize their profits by manipulating you to spend more time on the site[15].
14: /social-media/
15: /how-the-attention-economy-hurts-you-via-social-media-sites-like-facebook/
16: /social-media/
Technology that supposedly is designed to connect people to each other. Facebook, Twitter, and maybe Youtube are examples.
17: /john-goerzen/
I am a programmer, manager, hobbyist, advocate, volunteer, dad, and nature lover. I live out on an old farmstead in rural Kansas[18] that once belonged to my grandparents. The nearest paved road is about 3 miles away, and the nearest town (population 600) is 7 miles away. I have three incredible children, which I might occasionally mention on my blog[19].
18: /kansas/
19: https://changelog.complete.org/

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