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Leah McElrath

Iโ€™ve read about fears some Mastodon folks are experiencing with the influx of Twitter people. Iโ€™m doing my best to hold space for that experience, be respectful of unfamiliar norms, and encourage others accordingly.

I want also to hold space for the mourning of people coming from Twitter and ask that we receive the same grace. Contrary to its reputation here, Twitter has been a community of support for me and many of my followers.

Change always involves loss ๐Ÿ’œ

Nov 11, 2022 at 4:16amWeb
Show threadMathiasTCKNov 11, 2022
@leahmcelrath same boat
Show threadLynda Nov 11, 2022
@leahmcelrath Well said. Thank you, Leah. We talked about this briefly on an @ecmclaughlin post today. I built a strong community of friends on that "bird app", and it is sad to see what is happening to it.
Show threadJoy Morales-BartlettNov 11, 2022
@leahmcelrath yep. All of this.
Show threadRuss SharekNov 11, 2022

@leahmcelrath

Well said.

Show threadVAWeismanNov 11, 2022
@leahmcelrath Thank you for pointing this out. I truly am grieving the loss of 10+ years of Twitter friends. I will make sure to be sensitive to OG Mastodon users who must feel like a dam burst.
Show threadRoAnna Sylver Nov 12, 2022
@leahmcelrath this is really so sweet of you and the actual first post i've ever seen acknowledging this. i keep thinking about deceased friends' twitter profiles and. yeah. crying again. thank you.
Show threadGeoffrey HuntleyNov 12, 2022
@leahmcelrath itโ€™s true that this could be another https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September moment in timeโ€ฆ
Eternal September - Wikipedia

Show threadJosephNov 12, 2022
โ€œThe meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.โ€ - Carl Jung
Show threadscoutNov 13, 2022
@leahmcelrath thank you.
Show threadkay@foodnpoliticsNov 14, 2022

@leahmcelrath Good to see you here! Always grateful for your words, and this is a real one.๐Ÿ’™

With the election, I couldnโ€™t even begin to think about it until this weekend. Still hoping the bird can survive this mess, but Iโ€™m now shifting to process the idea of losing it and whew. Iโ€™ve lost enough online spaces over the years, and each time, itโ€™s a grieving process: anger, sadness, gratefulness, & a bit of fresh air that naturally accompanies a blank page.