Adam Leventhal

I would say as distinct from Mastodon where you knew you were there because it was boring as fuck.

it must've just felt so right. Like it just, it just feels like so spot on from an architectural perspective, from a usability perspective. And it's, it's got to clear up both the, some of the, the, the real concerns around Twitter, around Facebook, around threads, around these other social sites where you're like, as you say in the paper, like,

They're prioritizing engagement over all else, like over the mental health of the users. And then the other side, you got Mastodon saying, look, the algorithm is timestamp ordering, which leads to a less than simple experience.

You should have done that in time for you.

Yeah. Yeah. Look, I think I continue to like and use Mastodon. I think I actually like it more than you do, Brian. I wouldn't say I love it, but I still, I still love Mastodon.

Yeah, exactly. And actually for a while, I liked that it just helped me put down my phone and not keep on scrolling. So there was that benefit too. But it just feels like it plugs such a nice hole. It's a really lovely design that you have.

I'm a little embarrassed that what Steve's anecdote just triggered in me is the recollection of on Facebook. I had a friend who would post every 20 seconds, and I only just now remembered that I muted him 15 years ago. So I need to go take a look at Henrik and see if I can unmute him.

I hesitate to mention the R word, but it seems like there are even third-party revenue opportunities. Would people pay to get an improved feed, whether it's from a first-party thing from Blue Sky or others? I'm sure it'd be great to see, I mean, obviously you folks making money off of it, but other folks making money off it as well. Meaning the platform writ large. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm in the brotherhood too. And I have no idea why, but yeah, I'd love to, I'd love to get together for meetups and stuff too.

they've tapped into something deep in the older sibling brain.

I'm sure Paul can tell you this, but you could move it. You could change it later, right? This is one of the frustrations with the Fediverse and one of the liberating things about Blue Sky.

No, I have not seen him. Steven, if you're in the audience, please take up your hand.

No, I have not seen him. Steven, if you're in the audience, please take up your hand.

There it is. Stephen, how are you feeling?

There it is. Stephen, how are you feeling?

So I went back to my calendar, because I was curious about that. I think my first conference, and I'm not sure this counts, but the first conference is the one we went to, AA Debug, and that was an academic conference. So I'm not sure I'm going to count that one, but that was a very academic conference.

So I went back to my calendar, because I was curious about that. I think my first conference, and I'm not sure this counts, but the first conference is the one we went to, AA Debug, and that was an academic conference. So I'm not sure I'm going to count that one, but that was a very academic conference.

I wasn't angry. I was focused. I have a much more unique perspective on that now.

I wasn't angry. I was focused. I have a much more unique perspective on that now.

California, but we'll go across the border.