John W. LittleNov 19, 2022
The question shouldn't be "Is #Twitter going away?" but rather "Do I want to continue to be a servile content creator and click miner whose every interaction puts money in the pockets of some of the most objectively terrible and dangerous people in the world?"
Show threadJose GarciaNov 19, 2022

@john

On Mastodon I'm usually talking about writing. On Twitter the conversation is dominated by the disordered Owner and which banned Sociopath he'll bring back next and how he'll recoup on his investment.

All the people doom scrolling on Twitter are putting money in his pocket. They're funding what he's doing to that platform.

Whereas here we can do something new that is ours.

Show threadJohn W. LittleNov 19, 2022
@Jollyspaniard 100%. There are elements that are more challenging to transition off Twitter - networks of activists or communities in oppressive corners of the world who have found lifelines there - but the new owners are mostly hostile to those types of users/use cases as well so the time to find an alternative is now.
Show threadJose Garcia

@john

I think as more journalists and academics set up stalls here then it'll be possible for activists and whistle blowers to use Mastodon to get the word out. A lot of the platform effect they had on Twitter was that it was an information pipeline to the world's broader media outlets. It was never just about Twitter's user base.

Mastodon also tends to punch above its weight. When it hits 10 to 20 million users I think it will surprise people at how much reach it develops.

Nov 19, 2022 at 11:24amWeb
Show threadJohn W. LittleNov 19, 2022
@Jollyspaniard Agree. Once groups realize this is far more extensible and sustainable (with a little effort) I expect to see some cool initiatives spring up. And all of the work shouldn't be limited to Mastodon - I hope we'll see whole new interfaces pop up that are designed specifically to serve some of these use cases.