Mike McHargueNov 7, 2022

I just set up a filter for "RT" and it instantly cleared my feeds of most of the cross-poster stuff.

I am quite uninterested in birdsite cross posts. They are almost universally broadcasty with no attempt at creating interaction or conversation.

That's very out of place on #mastadon and the larger #fediverse.

Show threadSandrockcstm, in space!Nov 7, 2022
@mike I wasn't morally opposed to crossposting until I tried to interact with one by asking a question and, when I got no response, figured out that it was completely unmonitored and that I was basically interacting with the equivalent of a flyer I had found on the ground.
Show threadA. H. ReaumeNov 7, 2022
@Sandrockcstm @mike I am cross posting because I have a large account on Disability Twitter and many folks there are really worried about losing community -- the same with folks coming here. By being someone who posts -- and is active -- in both spheres, I hope I can remain engaged with the community I built and love and ensure no one feels left behind or on their own.
Show threadA. H. ReaumeNov 7, 2022
@Sandrockcstm @mike But I did not turn on my retweets from Twitter here. Lol.
Show threadMike McHargue
@ahreaume @Sandrockcstm Bless you.
Nov 7, 2022 at 5:47amWeb
Show threadA. H. ReaumeNov 7, 2022
@mike @Sandrockcstm Lol. Honestly, I just wrote a thread where I wrote each tweet in it alternating platforms and that was kind of cool. I can see a future of decentralized headless content where each person has more control over their content and experience on their platform of choice. And their followers remain across platforms and can engage with them.
Show threadMike McHargueNov 7, 2022
@ahreaume @Sandrockcstm The fediverse could to this really well, in theory. In practice, it's still pretty techy.
Show threadA. H. ReaumeNov 7, 2022

@mike @Sandrockcstm It's still pretty cool imagining future possibilities with that -- ones for the non-techy at least! Lol.

(I work in tech but I'm a writer/marketer -- not a programmer)