AdamNov 21, 2022
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
Journalist @adamdavidson on moving to Mastodon: "I think we got lazy as a field and we let Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and, god help us, Elon Musk and their staff decide all these major journalistic questions."
https://themarkup.org/newsletter/hello-world/mastodons-moment
Mastodon’s Moment – The Markup

A conversation with Adam Davidson

Nov 20, 2022 at 4:29amWeb
Show threadnadin brzezinskiNov 20, 2022

@amydiehl @adamdavidson this is an incredibly valuable piece. It matches a lot of my impressions as well.

I have found that the Ukraine work is both easier and harder. We all need to get used to the new town.

Show threadJames David WalleyNov 20, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson I hope to see a lot more of this.
Show threadDan Berky "דן" ℞ MS 🇺🇲 🇩🇪 🇮🇱Nov 20, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson Big corporate monopolies are intrinsically evil
Show threadMike FraserNov 20, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson I might be harsh here but a lot of journalists forgot how to tell a news story and opted to editorialize almost everything they put out. The public lost faith and here we are, nobody knows which way is up.
Show threadMichael J RennerNov 20, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson
I have a fantasy of Mastodon becoming an evergreen #SciComm garden.
Show threadJoel ChanNov 20, 2022
@michaeljrenner @amydiehl @adamdavidson me too!
Show threadMedTwitter ExpatNov 20, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson sucha good article!!! Thanks for sharing :)
Show threadMarilou GagnonNov 20, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson Thanks for sharing! I think this applies to activism too. I left all social media platforms after being a big user, in part, out of concerns for how counterproductive/performative/toxic/ineffective it was becoming. Now, we have to face the fact that we « got lazy » as Adam points out. We need to get back to organizing ✊ Mastodon makes me excited about the possibilities of connecting and working together in more intentional/effective ways.
Show threadZara RahmanNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson I feel like similar could be said of other fields too (digital rights/human rights) – we let them lead the way and we followed behind saying “noo not like that”
Show threadDavid WilkinsNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson thanks for the link - interesting.
Show threadClaire QNov 21, 2022

@amydiehl @adamdavidson

I first read that at us letting Mark Z, Jack Dorsey and God help us with social media 🤣

Show threadJimboFettNov 21, 2022

@amydiehl @adamdavidson

100%. I knew we were headed in the wrong direction with #Twitter and #journalism when news anchors would just read rando reaction tweets as part of a story. That's not news.

The world got along just fine pre-Twitter. It'll get along better after.

Show threadHawthornFMNov 21, 2022
@JimboFett @amydiehl @adamdavidson Twitter allowed marginalized communities to reach one another and organize. Hopefully Mastodon will do that too.
Show threadJimboFettNov 21, 2022
@hawthornfire @amydiehl @adamdavidson I agree, but so does FB and various Discord servers. Twitter had its run, but all platforms have a lifetime. People and communities are actively moving here and it’s a great thing to see.
Show threadJohn LuskNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl
We got lazy as consumers, too.
@adamdavidson
Show threadE. Hatt-SwankNov 21, 2022
@tarheel @amydiehl @adamdavidson That's one of the things that has me most stoked about Mastodon. I've been a very casual user of social media but the open architecture of Mastodon & the Fediverse in general is very exciting - the idea that I could set up a small server at home for just my family, and interconnect with all of the others, without relying on the kindness of billionaires, makes me want to tinker.
Show threadZinaNov 23, 2022

@tarheel @amydiehl @adamdavidson

We got lazy period

Show threadSunhouseCitizenNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson I especially appreciate the points of view around 'content warnings'.
Show threadShoqNov 21, 2022

@amydiehl @adamdavidson

As I keep saying, we shouldn't be missing Twitter. It was always an ad hoc mess where every decision revolved around monetization, and it's execs and developers were constantly conflated with visionary thinkers; by their companies, friends, and the tech and popular press.

Now we have a second chance using an open public, open source network where innovation can and should flourish.

Show threadPappyNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson Wow, so, I actually have the same thoughts. It has been so long since I've explored a different social media community. I've gotten so lazy and it feels good here regardless of whether it becomes a perfect substitute for Twitter. That is perhaps the entire point, it is not a perfect substitute.
Show threadpetrosNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson Jack Dorsey was a decent businessman and has conscience
Show threadDROP\ TABLE Hacker of EarthseaNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson the fall of elon is gawd plan
Show threadwilliam middletonNov 21, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson Such a good interview— thanks
Show threadBobbi’s GenderTalkNov 22, 2022
@amydiehl @adamdavidson There were a few choice quotes in this article that really resonated with me, such as "Twitter is like shouting from the roof where Mastodon is like having a quite conversation (debate)." I'm paraphrasing - because I'm too lazy to go back and re-read the text. I hope that Adam can bring back civil debate over complex ideas - there has been too many years of dumbing down complex ideas into 160 characters.