Looking for an alternative to Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X and all the terrible algorithms that keep hounding you with “AI will eat your job” and “I humbly announce my promotion to master of the world” posts?

You are in luck. Mastodon is a vibrant social media alternative with strong civil society backing that would love to have you.

Want to get started right away? Check out the beginner info over on fedi.tips! And here is my personal Mastodon profile!

I’ve been on Mastodon since 2022 and honestly, it’s been one of the best social media experiences I’ve ever had. You get so much over on Mastodon:

A vibrant, intellectual and avant-garde community
Fantastically interesting posts because people write for people, not to please the algorithm
A modern social media experience with no unnecessary bloat
No advertising
Almost zero AI silliness
Not being blocked by rogue algorithms or insane billionaires
Open source software developed by a non-profit

In terms of user experience Mastodon is closest to the original Twitter. However, you aren’t out of luck of you prefer a different type of social media platform (e.g. Instagram). There are more open alternatives such as Pixelfed (Instagram alternative) or Friendica (Facebook alternative) that can nevertheless interface directly with Mastodon over an open protocol. Collectively they are called the Fediverse (i.e. “federated universe”).

Think of it like cross-posting between Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram all the time!

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You may wonder: why not Bluesky? Bluesky is a regular venture-backed enterprise. Like Twitter, it will be great for a couple of years, mediocre for a couple more years and then will slowly break down under the pressure of return-on-investment expectations that will destroy everything the platform once stood for.

It’s your choice.

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