b_chocolatey @b_chocolatey@qoto.org

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration

Should have...

Good morning

@siina turn your hobby into work and you will burn out in no time

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One thing I am thinking is that, with a network here that is <1% the size of my Twitter network, maybe I could get back to saying things that are more emotionally open, or where it makes me more vulnerable. I miss telling some of my truths.

When it came time to reckon with social media’s failings, nobody ran to the “web3” platforms. Nobody asked “can I get paid per message”? Nobody asked about the blockchain. The community of people who’ve been quietly doing this work for years (decades!) ended up being the ones who welcomed everyone over, as always.

Good morning. ​:misato_cheer:​

fedi is where you go to talk about fedi and fedi accessories

When I wrote this piece about the #twittermigration of #sciencetwitter last week, #Mastodon had gained 100,000 users since Musk’s purchase of Twitter.
When I updated it a few days ago, it was half a million.
Now, @Gargron just announced that there are 1 million more users.
The speed and scale of this is remarkable and I know that countless people worked hard to manage it. Thank you!

https://www.science.org/content/article/musk-reshapes-twitter-academics-ponder-taking-flight

New post from @brewsterkahle: We have added a Mastodon Server https://blog.archive.org/2022/11/13/we-have-added-a-mastodon-server/

"Each year the man of the sand would rise to life. We children would go to see him and make a wish. More sweets. Better dads. If the earth beneath him growled this meant it was ready to take him home and our wish would soon come true. We had to be careful, the ground would rather eat a child than take back the man of the sand."

Free to read here: https://www.welcometobearcreek.com/the-man-of-the-sand

My short story The Man of The Sand was published earlier this year by Bear Creek Gazette. It was recently nominated for the Pushcart Prize!

#writing #writingcommunity #fiction #shortstory #flashfiction #writer #pushcart #pushcartprize

@AnarchoNinaWrites @disco_socialist@mastodon.social left wing Twitter glows so bad. They have the Lindi Li stink all over them.

@AnarchoNinaWrites @disco_socialist@mastodon.social To see anything at all that’s pro-actually existing socialism, pro-Cuba or pro-DPRK… there’s Luna with her rice field and Amanda in New York with her cats. That’s it.

@AnarchoNinaWrites @disco_socialist@mastodon.social the thing that’s interesting about Twitter is that there’s, like, four tankie accounts total. There entire left-wing of Twitter is all YPG/DSA young Turks enjoyers.

@heythere

"If you don't love yourself — you'll always be chasing after people who don't love you either."

Mandy Hale
#Emotionalintelligence

Is there a good list somewhere of #BlPoC to follow in #infosec or adjacent fields on Mastodon?

If mastodon is co-opted by tech giants I would simply move to an even more confusing and esoteric social network