Maricela Potoc @maricela@qoto.org

There's something oddly comforting about the idea that "if you're not paying for the product, you're the product," namely, the corollary: "If you can afford to pay for a product, you won't be the product." But it's bullshit. Companies don't make you the product because you don't pay - they make you the product because you can't stop them.

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After Sofagate, now Baligate… Again we make a fool of ourselves on the world stage.

High time to stop this and create a single EU leadership !

https://www.corriere.it/esteri/22_novembre_14/michel-sgarbo-von-der-leyen-g20-6e441ba2-639c-11ed-bcf5-ba13826ce8c8.shtml

For a few #Defaidodon more

#Qoto has a 65.5k char limit on posts. Crossposting readily separates them into threads on Twitter, but what do other Mastodon instances, with their 500-char limit, do with them?

Amazing chart on the growth of Mastodon.

Graphic by @estebanmoro

In recent years, we became too comfortable letting #Twitter define journalism & media. Algorithms often dictated the narratives we collectively paid attention to.

Absurd trends were covered by news outlets & ballooned into major stories while we missed so much real substance. And the quick takes of uninformed politicians & bad actors were forced upon anyone participating in the network.

It was bad for democracy. The #Mastodon model makes me hopeful we can do better. #twittermigration

See what I've done on my Twitter profile? I share my Mastodon account name.

If you want your old Twitter connections to know who you are on Mastodon, you should do the same.

Tools like https://fedifinder.glitch.me connect Mastodon users to their Twitter pals' new accounts on Mastodon by using this info

Spread the word by reblogging/boosting this post.

Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, 'Treatment is simple. Go on twitter, great clown Elon Musk is destroying his reputation and all three of his businesses with increasing erratic behaviour and incompetence, the schadenfreude will cheer you up!’

‘But, Doctor…” says the man…

@kathygriffin To the oft heard "Give 'em hell Harry" Truman said: "I never did give them hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell"

Crazy to see mastodon everywhere now

I wrote something about #Mastodon over the weekend. https://blogsofwar.com/the-twittermigration-is-real-and-viable-thanks-to-mastodon/

Hello! Well, I’m getting lots of calls from media outlets around the world re #TwitterMigration. Elon’s very upset with me because he thinks I stole his identity on Twitter but my handle always said @kathygriffin. I changed my nickname to Elon musk, and I changed my profile picture to his profile picture. I wasn’t the first or last to do it, but account was the one he saw.
Lots of Musk cult bros are lashing out! Snowflakes! 😂

I’m seeing tons of awesome stuff that’s outside of my usual security firehose on other sites

There’s never not a good time to post this timeless classic. ✨

#Fediverse #socialmedia #gaming #twittermigration #equality #democracy

Good morning #Fediverse - meet Fiona

#socialmedia #twittermigration #dogs

Are you new to Mastodon?

Do you need some help? A simple guide to how Mastodon works?

Check out my website, it answers lots and lots of questions you might have:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

It's written in non-technical language, and aimed at a general audience. If you're new here and feeling a bit lost, this is the site for you!

(There are also tips for advanced users in a separate section of the site.)

If you can't find the answers you want from the site, @ or message me 🙂