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If you're wanting a simple quick way to explain how Mastodon works, there's an official animation from a few years ago which goes over the general principles. Here's a copy of it someone uploaded to the Fediverse:

tilvids.com/w/hRzMpJwSkqEK3ZTN

The original video is on YouTube if you prefer that:

youtube.com/watch?v=IPSbNdBmWK

The principles explained in the video also apply to the whole Fediverse that Mastodon is part of: many servers talking to each other to form a single network.

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Pink Dog Fan

@feditips okay but what’s the point of creating all these instances? Seems like a lot of work to achieve the same total outcome as Twitter. Wont the popular instances eventually push out the smaller ones? Are people willing to find which one works for them best or just join the big ones? This video tells you the HOW of this system but not the WHY or the importance of this system.

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Becs Team Planet

@feditips Thanks! New here and still finding out how this thing works

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