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Dave Winer ☕️
Dave Winer ☕️
@davew@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The #fediverse folk are asking how do we make the social web attractive to users so it grows like a weed.

Think small.

Our little car isn't so much of a novelty any more.

A couple of dozen college kids don't try to squeeze inside it. The guy at the gas station doesn't ask where the gas goes. Nobody even stares at our shape. In fact, some people who drive our little flivver don't even think 32 miles to the gallon is going any great guns. Or using five pints of oil instead of five quarts. Or never needing anti-freeze. Or racking up 40,000 miles on a set of tires.

That's because once you get used to some of our economies, you don't even think about them any more.

Except when you squeeze into a small parking spot. Or renew your small insurance. Or pay a small repair bill.

Or trade in your old VW for a new one.

Think it over.
Think small. Our little car isn't so much of a novelty any more. A couple of dozen college kids don't try to squeeze inside it. The guy at the gas station doesn't ask where the gas goes. Nobody even stares at our shape. In fact, some people who drive our little flivver don't even think 32 miles to the gallon is going any great guns. Or using five pints of oil instead of five quarts. Or never needing anti-freeze. Or racking up 40,000 miles on a set of tires. That's because once you get used to some of our economies, you don't even think about them any more. Except when you squeeze into a small parking spot. Or renew your small insurance. Or pay a small repair bill. Or trade in your old VW for a new one. Think it over.
Think small. Our little car isn't so much of a novelty any more. A couple of dozen college kids don't try to squeeze inside it. The guy at the gas station doesn't ask where the gas goes. Nobody even stares at our shape. In fact, some people who drive our little flivver don't even think 32 miles to the gallon is going any great guns. Or using five pints of oil instead of five quarts. Or never needing anti-freeze. Or racking up 40,000 miles on a set of tires. That's because once you get used to some of our economies, you don't even think about them any more. Except when you squeeze into a small parking spot. Or renew your small insurance. Or pay a small repair bill. Or trade in your old VW for a new one. Think it over.
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Mike Fraser :Jets: :flag:
Mike Fraser :Jets: :flag:
@mike@thecanadian.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@davew Make an awesome mobile app that instances can white label and easily on-board people to their instance from the app. A user doesn't need to join Mastodon, they need to join [insert community instance here]

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David Clubb
David Clubb
@davidoclubb@toot.wales replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@mike @davew this is exactly what @teamtoot and @jaz are doing. . . launching soon, eith ( i think) , idea to make it available more widely

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jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
@jaz@toot.wales replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@davidoclubb @mike @davew @teamtoot absolutely, stay tuned!

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George B
George B
@gbargoud@masto.nyc replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@davew

Posting toots in group chats and having someone say "the things you share are at such interesting URLs"

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