kkearns @kkearns@mastodon.cloud

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An alternate web interface that sizes text of a toot according to an inverse function to the post frequency of the account tooting.

Amplify the quietest voices while the loudest end up a whisper.

#instanceideas !

- one where you only speak in code puzzles
- one where you can only post video clips and gifs at each other
- one where nobody is allowed to actually toot, just mysteriously boost
- one for cat toots only
- one for a whole-world collaborative rp
- one for lojban/esperanto speakers only
- one where people complete a novel in the local timeline one word at a time
- one specifically for subtooting the entire fediverse
- one for those weird sun universe birdsite people

Oh my god, follow_bots have a fascinating purpose and an actually pretty influential function. By following people in other instances they federate with them and thus make posts/people from those instances show up in each other's federated timeline. Given the nascent state of Mastodon this could have major implications for the ways instances build connections early on (which may change how cultures or even uh, factions form). It's a little wacky how easy it is to federate.

I made a diagram to help you understand how the different timelines/columns work:

https://techn.ical.ist/assets/help.svg https://techn.ical.ist/media/zhoMEHOzhT2r6zlz034