irwinWow. This needs to be read by everyone who joined Mastodon in the last week: https://www.hughrundle.net/home-invasion/
Josh Braun@irwin I think the point about folks previously coming in at a rate at which they could be acculturated is key. When growth outstrips that rate, its a crossing-the-rubicon moment for lots of online spaces.
Simeon Nedkov@josh @irwin Yes. You see that with CWs. One newcomer renamed it to Content Wrappers, got a bunch of feedback, changed his mind and deleted the toot.
If, however, you get an influx of people that keep renaming the thing faster than you can explain the whats and hows, you’ll “lose” it.
What stings are people who flee Twitter for its hostility but tell you to “just accept that things are going to change” without doing any effort to adapt.
That attitude is what makes Twitter a hellscape.