Mike Galsworthy 🦣Nov 11, 2022

Until now I hadn’t appreciated that were very serious structural problems at Twitter. I thought Elon would make it messy, but it would robustly continue. This below, however, is starting to make me much more concerned.

I came across to Mastodon out of curiosity, fun, sense of opportunity & respect for the concept. Now I’m thinking it’s a vital hedge for us all against serious Twitter risks, including collapse.

Show threadDameNotDorries
@mikegalsworthy Mastodon is good but how will it fund itself with a mass migration when/if Twitter crashes?
Nov 11, 2022 at 7:14amWeb
Show threadiamBullivantNov 11, 2022

@DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy The same way as Wikipedia, public donations and donations from wealthy individuals, companies and foundations.

I am more concerned about moderation as it scales up.

Show threadDameNotDorriesNov 11, 2022
@bullivant @mikegalsworthy yes good point
Show threadGussetsNov 27, 2022

@bullivant @DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy

I'm also worried about moderation here, already I've noticed that any discussion of women's rights can get stamped on.
It's all going to depend on different groups/instances, and some could be at the mercy of mods preferences.
I suspect there may be a bit of shuffling around till we find the one we're happy with.

Show threadiamBullivantNov 27, 2022
@Gussets @DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy "... I've noticed that any discussion of women's rights can get stamped on..." That's not on. What happened?
Show threadGussetsNov 27, 2022
@bullivant @DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy
Just a bit of a pile on in a discussion about trans. Nothing too contentious but it's made me veer away from any matter concerning trans or women's rights.
Am a bit fed up of having to protest that I can see both groups have rights, without someone jumping down my throat and accusing me of transphobia, and it does seem that in Twitter there are more open discussions.
I know Twitter has more than it's fair share of faults, but you learn to block, and tbh although I'm no longer on it I will miss it - on there I discovered more about political corruption than I would here irvin other media.
Sorry for the long rant!
Show threadiamBullivantNov 27, 2022

@Gussets @DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy Gussets, there are plenty of blocking options here so you should be good there.

In terms of trans issues, I don't know if you are aware that many trans people were early adopters of Mastodon as a safe space because of the reaction they faced on other social media platforms including the other site?

Kindness is important here, so maybe other people thought that you were being a little unkind? I don't know, but maybe? Just throwing it out there.

Show threadGussetsNov 27, 2022
@bullivant @DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy
I'm always ready to think that someone else might perceive something I've said or written to be unkind.
It's an area where you can be treading on eggshells, and I'm aware that trans are going through what women and gays have also suffered through the centuries.
I just get a bit fed up with some of the outright aggression - from both sides - and like other issues it doesn't seem to be something to be spoken about without someone taking offence.
Show threadNick DunlaveyNov 12, 2022
@DameNotDorries @mikegalsworthy I think it'll be like email. Some people will pay for a commercial service, enthusiasts will run their own, most people will use the server provided by their ISP.