Abandoned America1/ Nobody likes to lose their followers, having to find the folks they followed, or have to learn new systems and procedures for doing something they were already doing. Even with a kind community like the folks here it's frustrating to have to reconfigure and rebuild, as I'm sure it must be to work endlessly to support new people on your servers.
2/ But the hate machine Twitter has become is just too much. Every time I go back on I'm sorry I did, and upset that it is becoming a right wing mob harassment mechanism with the outright endorsement of its new owner. It seems certain to promote and organize real world violence, and with Musk at the helm there's not much anyone can do.
I locked my account, and am done posting there for the time being. I am glad to have Mastodon but it does sting.
Lefty Lucy