Human-ITy @HumanITy@qoto.org

I don't think journalists (in general) -- and certainly not the organizations they work for -- fully understand the threat Musk represents to the future of free expression and journalism itself.

Begging him to reinstate the banned accounts is pure folly. It is bended-knee supplication to a sociopath who now controls a powerful media company. But the power of his company depends in no small degree on keeping journalists there.

Leave. Now.

Elon Musk suspended Linette Lopez from Twitter after years of critical reporting on his companies.

In a new piece, she lays out Elon Musk’s playbook of exploiting workers while building a cult following. These tactics aren’t new. Musk has always been this way, regardless of what former boosters like Kara Swisher want you to believe. They were just happy to ignore it for access while journalists like Lopez did the work.

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-business-playbook-boss-visionary-jerk-spacex-tesla-twitter-2022-12

#elonmusk #tech #tesla #twitter #spacex

So much human suffering would be alleviate if we normalised the capacity for humans to be able to say to themselves and the world 'huh, you know what? I was wrong about that thing'

Medieval tapestry surfaced showing the #TwitterExodus into the #fediverse!

#TwitterExile #newhere #neuhier #MedievalMeme #Mastodon

Our last full day in South Wales. A beautiful day meant walking the entire Elidir Trail for some glorious falls in Waterfall Country.

Here I shot probably the best waterfall photo I’ve ever taken.

#landscape #landscapephotography #autumn #fall #nature #travel #southwales #wales #powys #uk #britain #waterfall #gorge

New people! Time to tell you more about the Fediverse

Mastodon is just one kind of server on a much bigger network called the Fediverse. Many of the people you follow on Mastodon aren't on Mastodon servers.

Servers on the Fediverse use a common open technical standard called ActivityPub. This means people on different kinds of ActivityPub-compatible servers can follow each other.

For example the photo account at https://pixelfed.social/Iancylkowski can be followed at @Iancylkowski

Try it!

You might have seen the term #fediverse in the last few days. But what exactly is it in plain-ish terms?

1️⃣ A series of interconnected servers
2️⃣ Most importantly, it’s decentralised
3️⃣ Stands for “federation” and “universe”

The fediverse goes well beyond just #Mastodon and it allows users to interact from one platform with many others.
#mastotips #twittermigation

Some easy tips I've used to grow a following on #Mastodon:

1️⃣ Make the first move! Use the follow button generously (you can easily unfollow later to clear up your home timeline)

2️⃣ Ask questions and post Toots people will want to boost 🔁 Useful info, something relatable, cats!

3️⃣ Recognise it takes time. Even the bird app wasn't built in a day. What works on other platforms might not fly here. Test, learn, have fun 🤗

Find this useful? I post lots of tips! Come join the party #twittermigration

123. The woods. A touch of cabin fever, and picking a paper that's no fun to draw on, and suddenly I'm days behind. Oh well, the important thing is to keep at it. I guess.

#trees #forest #pnwwoods #mastoart

Hi everyone. I’m converting from Twitter.
#introduction
#twittermigration

My #introduction: I am a #philosopher working at the University of Sussex and Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the #UK.

My research focuses on topics on #health and #medicine across #epistemology, #moralphilosophy, and #politicalphilosophy.

Interests includes: #planetaryhealth, #environmentaljustice, #healthdata, #indigenousphilosophy, #sustainability, #climatechange, #scicom, #liberty, #property, #historyofscience.

The four stages of Mastodon user:
* what’s a Mastodon
* I feel lost and alone how does this work
* oh wow this is actually pretty cool
* I’m an instance admin now