Badger @Spinybadger@qoto.org

@HPIAndyCowper Even harder beatings until morale improves?

Rather too much of this sort of thing going on for my liking. Opera isn't ever going to be a cause that easily tugs at the heart strings, but plenty in the public sector will recognise the demand to do the government's job in resolving structural social issues.

I'm all for moving things out of London, but it's not clear to me how the ENO being in one big city rather than another changes anything. "Let them eat Carmen"?

Still, I look forward to the not-at-all-hypocritical outrage when someone next suggests moving Parliament, even as a temporary measure for renovations.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/09/english-national-operas-funding-to-be-cut-to-zero-unless-it-moves-from-london?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

@ottocrat @davidallengreen Yes, commentary within a character limit. And very often context for a joke that might otherwise be somewhat obscure.

But there's no denying that QTs are responsible for a lot of whipped up conflict. One of the very first rules I adopted at the Birdsite was that anyone QTing me instead of replying wasn't likely interested in an exchange of ideas. I feel their absence, but it would be an exaggeration to say I mourn it.

@davidallengreen @craiggrannell I assume you ate it at the time, yet still have it?

@nickwillow69 I think it is, and it's great to see the enthusiasm, which bodes well for the long term. But perception matters. With servers creaking under the strain and refugees still pouring in (protect our borders, etc), we do need to remember that this nice new place is actually someone else's house.

Just asking people to be aware. The more care we take now, the smoother the transition will be.

I'm seeing comments from the #TwitterMigration crowd saying "isn't it exciting being here at the start?"

Guys, please remember #mastodon has been here and in use for years, not just sitting empty, waiting for you to discover it.

Every major digital migration I've seen has had moments of tension as different approaches and cultures collide. So it would be a good start if we all took extra care not to sound like colonisers disregarding the existence of the natives who've been here forever.

@capnthommo It hasn't. When you press the button, you should get a header "Content warning" above your text. You can overwrite that with your heading, and the text to be hidden goes below.

@davidallengreen I find it curious that a "friend of Williamson" committed the very same error just four days ago.

It's almost as if these "friends" are routinely made up for convenient supportive briefings.

@capnthommo When you start to type, you should have a little exclamation mark in a speech bubble. It's that. This is what mine looks like, but apps may vary.

Amid all the comment about #Williamson's resignation, which I can't really add to, this little detail jumped out at me.

Williamson's erroneous use of "refute" to indicate that he disputes the characterisation of his behaviour is not only a crime against the English language, but also strangely similar to the words of a "friend of Williamson" four days ago.

Not often you get such strong evidence that "friend of X" can typically be taken to just mean X.

@t0nyyates I hear that, and largely agree.

Based on some long-forgotten memories of past mass migrations going way back to early bulletin boards, I'm expecting a certain amount of friction before everything settles down. Newcomers charging in head first, oldtimers caught between enthusiasm for sudden expansion and resentment of the new kids, and so on.

Let's hope we can all get along fairly smoothly.

@ClaireJHartnell @DavidHenig
Well, it's something he did on the Bird Site, so obviously it's got more attention there. If you don't go there, you might not even know about it.

Added to this, there's the native ability there to share it directly, which helps to fuel rapid, angry reaction. And this place is deliberately far less about rapid anger.

But the only substantial exchange I've had here so far was on exactly that topic, and very scathing towards Musk.

I don't think it's fair to expect a small platform to have the same energy, especially when Twitter refugees are still tentatively building connections. Give it time.

@DavidHenig I wouldn't expect it to happen immediately. A lot of people finding their way around and finding each other again. What I've seen so far is promising, though.

@ratul @ScarlettThunder Thanks, that's helpful. Expect it will be quite bumpy at first, but I remember how weird The Other Place was until I got used to it.

@gpowerf Also goes against his own stated position. But why would we expect anything else?

And if he got his wish for a R-leaning Congress, why do I get the feeling he wouldn't apply the same reasoning to promote a D President in 2024?