Post #1969367
2026-04-26 16:34 UTC
@lislegaard @gavin57 I quite like the sentiment, and paying for content explicitly rather than by being harvested is a great idea, although I worry for people who can't pay because they're struggling to pay rent or for medication.
I'm going to look at a couple of the services Gavin mentioned.
I was bothered by the presentation of Mastodon as being a social network, and I fear we flirt with lock-in if we lose sight of Mastodon being just one of many Fediverse servers.
I'm puzzled by the SSO options listed at the bottom to allow replies. What's that about? Is this a Fediverse standard? Is it unique to Mastodon and the other services listed? This is my first time encountering that.
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@gavin57@toot.wales 2026-04-26 17:01
@mason @lislegaard Hi Mason, the SSO things are a feature of Micro.blog, which is a federated blogging platform. I don’t much control over that. As for the cost thing, it’s easy to overlook how expensive the status quo is. We put up with advertising or a subscription when we can entertain ourselves with used or borrowed DVDs, books etc. I think the important thing is finding a model that works for our individual circumstances and puts us in control again.