Time for my #introduction!
Hello, Mastodon! My name is Alan Johnson. I have a deep interest in many topics, including tech, management, business, politics, music, history, econ, education, etc. I expect I'll probably use Mastodon in a similar way as I use Twitter -- a place to put thoughts from my very scattered brain out into the world, so that I can learn from the feedback I get. Hopefully I occasionally inspire people with some of my better thoughts, too.
My current profession is running the Data department for an insurance company, and I'm more broadly interested in tech strategy.
The fact that there's even a culture of #introductions here is pretty cool, and different from Twitter.
So many layoffs lately, and many at prestigious companies. I suspect a lot of people were hired to support projected growth or big bets, and companies are focusing on getting their unit economics under control for the fraught macroeconomic environment.
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When I joined #mastodon, I just wanted an open-source #twitter clone.
I got more than that. Subtle design differences made for healthier conversations in ways I wasn't expecting.
Here's a blog post to try to capture those differences and why they matter. https://scott.mn/2022/10/29/twitter_features_mastodon_is_better_without/
What if Elon's overpayment for Twitter is a bargain? He now commands the attention of millions of people, who seem powerless to resist commenting on him, on the platform he owns.
I'm extremely weary of talking about him, but I think the dynamic of mass attention capture is alarming and worthy of comment. What does it mean for society's most connected people to be stuck in a mental vortex?
I'm redoing my kitchen, and I want to have regular tap water, filtered water from an under-sink system, and instant 200 degree water from an Insinkerator. Is there a way to do this without 3 different spigots? Would also need to be kid safe.
Also, 3 days into the Twitter takeover, it already looks like a complete shitshow. It's truly a peak Techbro moment. A lot of damage is going to be done. When it ends, I hope the myth of the Tony Stark techbro genius is put to rest.
Hi, Mastodon!
Admittedly, I'm here not because of a deep interest in the Fediverse, but because I'm repulsed from Twitter by the Elon takeover. But hopefully I'll enjoy it here in its own right!
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Amplifying for reach.
Can someone help answer these accessibility questions for new Mastodon users?
This is pretty important, and will affect if I can keep recommending Mastodon as a platform.
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