@paulfree14 However, I expect that celebs will hate #ssb for the same reasons they hated Mastodon. No global usernames or "verified accounts" means it would be hard to control or enforce their brand.
@paulfree14 #ssb is maybe a possibility for celebs, because they could create a pub and then tell followers to connect to that with an invite code available on some site.
Although Ferment looks nice it also appears to have issues with high bandwidth use and unreliable pub invites. I think I'll disable it for now. #SSB !Freedombone
@h @xj9 @jeffcliff Mastodon isn't a "web substitute" either. Are you looking for #zeronet?
People do "anything beyond demos" every day on #ssb. The social network aspect, posting text and pictures and commenting, is fully functional, and there's potential for more.