@CharlieMcHenry filing this one under #TwitterDiaspora
I completely agree - no corporation, media outlet, or org except those who identify with fascism and propaganda should be there any more. Find the nearest X-it, create your own instance, set your own standards, federate among our industry sector, and yes, GTFO of the dead-bird site ASAP.
Welcome to Mastodon — glad you’re here.
I too am a @tomiahonen fan, and was glad when I saw him on Mastodon.
@eddie1perez congratulations and welcome to the Twitter diaspora. I'm 18 months Twitter free and never happier.
On Mastodon, the tone is set by tech people. On Bluesky, it's set by journalists. On Threads, it's set by brands. #TwitterDiaspora
@EllenInEdmonton Allright! I think I’m starting to get it now: This #book is indeed about self-righteousness and confirmation bias, but most of all it feels to be about #disgust, and how that guides us on the #internet and generally as pack animals.
It’s also about narrative and different points of view. About intersectionality of course with #race. And very much about #socialmedia!
The more I read the more it feels like I would recommend it! Especially for #twitterdiaspora!
@Daojoan welcome and congratulations. No algorithm put your post in front of me. I follow some people and tags who help me find some awesome people and tags, yada yada yada. I hope you stick around.
@ach congratulations and welcome to the Twitter diaspora. Now following you.
@samlitzinger it should be asked. You lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas. At this point they are rolling in the cesspool of humanity. Just don't. Get out, join the Twitter diaspora and become an ex-X-er.
"The most common—but usually not the only—response, cited as a primary or secondary reason in about 75 replies—had to do with feeling unwelcome, being scolded, and getting lectured. Some people mentioned that they tried Mastodon during a rush of people out of Twitter and got what they perceived as a hostile response."
https://mas.to/@kissane/110793942888550843
Y'ALL. WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS.
#MakePeopleFeelWelcomeAgain
#StopFuckingGatekeeping
#BuildALongerTableNotATallerFence
#TwitterExodus
#TwitterDiaspora
Absolutely, quite the opposite.
Which is why I support the linked approach of #JoinTheFediverse by @stefan:
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109960702367155717
#Decentralization
#Welcome
#NewToMastodon
#TwitterMigration
#MastodonMigration
#TwitterDiaspora
...#Mastodon/the #Fediverse.
You don't need to believe me on my word. It is all there to see, though it requires thinking-out-of-the-box. I know, I had to do the research myself.
It is important to understand the way I think.
That said, I do understand your exasperation of losing your main distribution channel which had a strong representation of your target audience.
As explained, the #TwitterDiaspora, was intended. I am guessing...
@annaleen I wanted to join wandering.shop as a result of reading @cstross blog. Someone there said it was like Usenet used to be. Unfortunately wandering.shop is only accepting people by invitation at present. Presumably because of the #Twitterdiaspora.
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Welcome!
Here are some worthwhile tips for #newbees #NewToMastodon:
https://masto.ai/@broximar/109…
9. Follow MANY and follow the #hashtags that interest you, as there is no algorithm.
10. Follow @feditips
11. Follow back after vetting of #toots and #bios.
12. Post interesting #toots.
13. Always reply to serious answers.
14. Boost toots of (avid) followers but generally generously.
...
At the same time, apparently the #TwitterDiaspora led to a real shakeout in some areas of the fediverse app space: The number of mobile fediverse apps decreased, & of the ones that remained, many reduced the number of platforms they support.
& AT THE SAME TIME, more & more platforms are adopting ActivityPub, & ActivityPub is in turn specifying more capability, which pushes Mastodon.
It's a wild time & tempting to draw parallels to the blogging heyday, but the forces at play are VERY different.
@dipti@astrodon.social @feditips
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15. Do a periodic raincheck of your most interesting followers.
Most importantly: GET AT IT! -- Sitting around will not get you anywhere.
16. And, very important, get an overview of the #Fediverse and the many options you have in experiencing it.
Be clear about your needs and preferences when choosing the best-fitting platform and server:
#Welcome
#NewToMastodon
#TwitterMigration
#MastodonMigration
#TwitterDiaspora
Main thing I'm taking away from conversations on here about indexing, searchability & consent is that a lot more work needs to be done on figuring out how *technically* to address these issues. & that flows from increased *personal* diversity.
It's not that there are known solutions that are too hard to implement - might be more a case of needing more diverse technical inputs, coming from more diverse contributors.
If #TwitterDiaspora were to mean only 1 thing, it would be increased diversity.
I posted what will likely be my final post on Twitter just a bit ago. Dear reader, I'm not ashamed to admit that I got a little misty about it.
#TwitterDiaspora #TwitterMigration
@stux maybe a #MastoMention - #bot or account would be cool.
Highlighting interesting accounts to follow and check out?
Making it easier for the #TwitterDiaspora and newcomers to explore #Mastodon and the #Fediverse...
@Ingelatb @Teri_Kanefield
Could you expand on what 'elitist' means to you in this context?
FWIW I've often used 'techno-elitist' to talk about services/modalities/etc that had relatively high initial learning curve &/or didn't do anything much to help new users adjust.
I can also see a cultural barrier on Mastodon where old guard is very sternly disapproving of some things #TwitterDiaspora users want (e.g. quote-boost) or do (we tend to make much less use of the content warning feature).
