What's in the DNA of tech journalists that makes it so hard for them to use Mastodon? I've never seen any other group run head first into so many pitfalls. It's not hard, create an account, follow as many people as possible, interact. If you want the deluxe experience ask around about the best third party app and install it.
@mike Posting on Mastadon depends solely on the quality of your individual posts and their ability to engage other users. There is no amplifier mechanism. Perhaps these journalists lack the confidence to engage solely on their own content with nothing else to push it. Is tech nothing more than hype?
@lucifargundam @zleap @pinhman @mike I have to agree with this I know a few on here not just journalists that were upset they were getting as much reach and engagement and didn’t like the reality check when I said, “maybe you’re just not that interesting or you’re not as willing to converse.” People who can’t actually carry on a conversation don’t do well on the fediverse I notice
@chiefgyk3d @lucifargundam @pinhman @mike
I agree, content is like a good book or article it grabs your attention and keeps it, what makes that better is the conversation that comes from that.
What I find on here, is that people will disagree, but do so in a way that is civilised, and rational.
@zleap @lucifargundam @pinhman @mike oh totally agree because “outrage farming” like we see on Twitter and Tiktok doesn’t work as well on #Mastodon and the #Fediverse. That’s why I saw quite a few people who love drama came and go so fast around here. People just weren’t that interested in drama and toxicity.
@chiefgyk3d @lucifargundam @pinhman @mike
I remember some chat communities being 'drama free' zones anyone trying to cause drama got kicked out
circa late 90s early 2000s
@zleap I managed a very old fashioned text only email list on photography. I had to get volunteers to take turns “minding” the list to keep the drama at bay. People are passionate about what they love and will speak loudly when their passion is challenged or questioned.
@chiefgyk3d @zleap @lucifargundam @pinhman Mastodon has it's own set of challenges with gatekeepers. You have to stay in a certain lane on Mastodon or risk defederation.
@mike @chiefgyk3d @lucifargundam @pinhman
Good point, however given what is happening on mainstream, this is a small price to pay,
@mike @chiefgyk3d @zleap @pinhman
Know your friends like you know your enemies.
@chiefgyk3d @lucifargundam @pinhman @mike
There are some good writefreely tools / services at
maybe this could be a solution, journalists post to writefreely instance and interact here.
@lucifargundam @zleap @pinhman "The crucible of numerous Fedi instances pelting you with reactionary follow through." Love that quote.
Maybe there is a wider picture. You don't need to post here on Mastodon as such, if you sign up to say a writefreely instance, write content there, set up an account here, people can follow your write freely content and also comment / engage here. There are other platforms too of course that do the same and all activity pub enabled.
@zleap @pinhman @mike
Imo using Fedi requires more effort than simply dropping posts and having people eat it up. Here, journalists will face extreme criticism and follow-up that can't be swatted down as easily as biased media giants.
If you're a journo and made it big in Fedi, you're definitely a good one to have made it through the crucible of numerous Fedi instances pelting you with reactionary follow through.
I've yet to see any such thing, though. Maybe someday someone will pave the way?