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Anna NicholsonA poll for recent arrivals in the Fediverse (please boost/repost)
The chief twit drove me away
My timing is purely coincidental
I have my own reasons
What? I can pick more than one?!
And what’s this? A fifth choice?!
Poll ended at .
I am Jack's Lost 404Poor rich guy, he wasn't even original about the Chief Twit thing; pretty sure @leo has dibs on that one...
Aydın Gerek@transponderings Peer pressure, all the cool people I knew were doing it ;p. Joke aside it seemed like a good time to give it shot to see what a more independent platform would feel like.
Wayne Witzel III@transponderings I was reminded that this (fediverse/masto) was here by recent events. I've been pretty inactive on Twitter for a couple years now because it has turned in to a hellscape.
Heath Allyn@transponderings It's sort of the chief twit but not exactly. Two friends created profiles here and posted about them so I came over too. I had created a profile somewhere a long time ago but couldn't remember where.
Freebooter@transponderings I’d be lying if it wasn’t related. But more broadly, I like technology that keeps the internet fun, collaborative, and weird. Mastodon aligns with that.
Darthbecca@transponderings the transphobia increased exponentially in a single day and I’m not ok supporting a company that is ok with that.
calc.exe@transponderings can I pick more than one?? Either you misconfigured the poll or it isn't federating properly...
hazelnot 
@thatonecalculator @transponderings I can pick more than one
CautionWIP 🇨🇦🏳️🌈@transponderings Is it possible to set up a poll via the iOS app or does one need to do it at the website?
finite;crystal 🖤💎@CautionWIP @transponderings You should be able to make a poll in the iOS app, it's the button second from the left above the keyboard when creating a post. Not sure if you can allow multiple selections through the iOS app, might need web for that.
@transponderings These Mastodon polls are crazy!
The Booksmith@transponderings For me, it is both a question of people finding other places to be and longing for a different space. Twitter has been too draining for me for a long time, so here is to hoping that Mastodon is calmer.
Mees Sr. & JeannekeIts the hate, fakenews and conspiracy theories that are taking over Twitter. I don’ t think Elon is going to do something about that.
@transponderings I don't wish to perpetuate the use a jocular title that makes light of that individual's ownership of twitter.
In the last few years, we've seen too many leaders that make themselves look like fools and then do dreadful things while everyone laughs.
Em@transponderings I read the book Stolen Focus by Johann Hari, he makes the point that we should make tools that work for us. The current social media tools, including the bird app, are built for surveillance capitalism, we can do better. I love the idea of supporting a platform that might serve more than corporate interests.
I’m planning to support the fediverse financially. Am still on the bird app, any tips to lure people off? I do like some accounts over there! #birdappexodus 🐦
Cookie Mumbles@transponderings for now I’m Mastodon curious, but I won’t hang around if he turns it into TwiwiFarms
mcc@transponderings Voted "chief twit" although I've had an account much longer and have periodically made attempts to use it, but my attempts to post on Mastodon regularly were always abortive until I switched over here hard in April
Justin du Coeur@transponderings It's not quite "drove me away". I've never loved Twitter, so it's more "gave me an excuse to start drifting away". And really, the main motivation was that one of my technical communities jumped ship to Mastodon, so it seemed like the right time and destination.
Christina Sørensen@transponderings “recent” means approx. month for me, I left because twitter is proprietary software
Chauncey K. Robinson@transponderings for me, it’s not so much about the new Chief Twit, because Twitter has always been about a drive for profit with little regard to making real connections and convos. I think the new buy just finally drove it home for me that I wanted to look at a different kind of social media. One not so profit-driven with harmful algorithms.
Derick Florian (he/him)@transponderings Chief Twit pushed me hear but the other reason is I am finding the content great. I also like the ability to write longer posts. Not everything needs to be a sound byte anymore and I tend to ramble anyway.
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arealibrarian@transponderings i’ve had an account here for some time but wasn’t active. resurrected it, but i’m still over at the trash place with a bunch of people who are also still there
Elora Raymond@transponderings Its not musk exactly, it's that general weariness with platforms falling apart bc of terrible right wing CEOs. It seems like trying something that won't get overrun with fake news and/or ads is the right way to invest my time.
@transponderings None of the above for me. I like choices.
Lumjo – hen/they/ri@transponderings I didn't really realize that stuff was happening with Twitter right now, I was just open to trying Mastodon since people were talking about it.
Matthijs@transponderings shouldn't it actually be "Chief Twat" :)
Auri Jae (They/Them)@transponderings I think Cheif Twit is going to drive me further and harder here. With the profit monetisation angle of where he’s moving Twitter