Day ~3 since i got 95% of my followers removed after criticizing @elonmusk over free speech.
My impressions are down ~70% now
@freeschool More platforms -> More reach -> more influence
Using twitter mirror makes my account on fediverse significantly more visited and encourages others to switch on mastodon.
The thing in place is annoying billionaire waging war on free speech and me spreading awareness about his practices and filed report to IRS for them to decide whether the deal should go through.
fwiw if he actually open-sources twitter and is comitted to free speech instead of just platform to exercise his influence to do malicious manipulation of users then it's fine with me
@kreyren
I forgot to add to your arrows
-> more tracking
-> more adverts
-> more money to opposition
And just the thought that you might be ok with ma$$ive people being ok in the end and not be tricked again shows.... well I'm going to call you NAIVE!
Good luck with 'your' reach. I just can't see it working any more. They are just much better and you're xyz (without trying to empty out on you either, just you think you can win it.... ok!).
@freeschool figure out better way then so far all alternatives you've provided were terrible
@kreyren
I'd prefer much less of that kind of work (so doing less bad work and finding something that you can do without doing that)
If you're not able to use invidious links that do do thumbnails (which we tested works) then I don't have much more time to offer you as you're just xyz and I'd be equally xyz using my time referring you back to similar things.
The operator is in question here...
and it's you.
@freeschool i can use invidious, but then it crashes the invidious instance i got snopyta boy screaming at me in anger multiple times bcs of that
@kreyren
Ok that's more clearer / shows experience (you mentioned it before but said as a general / 3rd person comment)
So I have a plan of action now that's clear:
- Find another instance (my list below after this
- Let Operator of the instance know your usage and potential traffic...
- Get yes / no from that person
- If you get a yes, you have your answer
- If you get no, proceed to next server.
https://invidious.flokinet.to
https://invidious.weblibre.org
https://invidious.lunar.icu
https://invidious.osi.kr
You'll get a yes from one of these... if not pick and choose from https://api.invidious.io/
Seriously let me know how you do... report back (a bit). I think people here would appreciate seeing what happens and who is helpful to you from those instances. Thanks
@kreyren
What do you expect going fishing in those places? I think you're even training them to tighten up their game (this is popular in law when one law firm points out all the holes and they just learn for future cases where to check and block even more).
Not sure if I'm saying quit the game (ok yes I probably am) but it's connected to the idea of "stop going back where you are not wanted" or thinking "I'm saving people there because measurable you're not and really people don't care / know already"
(and maybe you did a good job, great)
but at some point you also need to get the meffage
and evolve out of the same fly-to-wind-shield tactic
(I could be wrong but looks like you got taken out and anyway enjoying it too much there and would always be there in that dynamic. I honestly don't know how you're winning so I say that knowing I'm wrong, but mostly time and the whole thing people know or revolve their life around other like this I'm not sure how to measure right now)