Ron Chusid Nov 5, 2022

"Even if academic Twitter ends up largely moving to Mastodon, the big question is whether the general public will move there, too, allowing scientists to communicate with more than just each other. “When I tweet, I’m talking to my neighbor and the person in the grocery store and the teenager who is thinking about studying science in college,” Fiesler says. “That’s the beauty of scientists on social media.”

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

Show threadGnomeNov 5, 2022
@rchusid I came, but it seems the rest of my fellow patient advocates haven’t yet.
Show threadRon Chusid 
@wildelakegnome This is one of the major problems with leaving Twitter. Despite some closing their accounts, the bulk of people are on Twitter. That is what matters, more than whether there are some problems at Twitter. I'm sticking primarily with Twitter and have set up Mastodon just in case.
Nov 5, 2022 at 5:04pmWeb
Show threadGnomeNov 5, 2022
@rchusid same. Staked my claim, and that’s about it so far. I’m also conflicted about leaving. If they run us off, then they win. Kinda of like not wanting to let the fascists win in the world, too.