Dave Fernig @DaveFernig@qoto.org

So here's what I've learned.
Mastodon isn't Twitter.
And that's by design.
You've grown used to things designed to give you that anger rush.
Mastodon is very deliberately built to avoid that.
The temptation is to replicate your Twitter experience.
Picking arguments, amplifying trolls.
Please don't.
This isn't your house, people here put time into building it.
Content warnings, ALT tags.
Don't turn it into a replica of the mess you just left.
If you miss the fights, the birdsite is still there.

Next week, if I'm not too overcome by pain, I'm going to write about why we need to be careful about the Blue Checks—how Blue Check prestige, if imported from Twitter, will wreak havoc on culture here.

I will discuss this in relation to an old book called Revolt of the Masses by José Ortega y Gasset—as well as Mel Conway's "Law of Unfairness".

And hence, why a reconfiguring of Blue Check status will result in centralization of the Fediverse.

But you'll have to wait for that.

Westminster Voting Intention:

LAB: 46% (+2)
CON: 28% (=)
LDM: 8% (-2)
GRN: 6% (+1)
SNP: 4% (=)

Via @OpiniumResearch 2-4 Nov.
Changes w/ 26-28 Oct.

Are any #ProteinDesign folks here yet?