EDIT: reread this updated toot and reboost it if you agree.

By unbanning Trump (EDIT: and by now countless other trolls and known fascists, as well as banning left wing accounts) Elon Musk is purposefully making Twitter (and by extension the world) an unsafe place for marginalized people all over the world.

We should not simply flee from Twitter, but actively work together to break its power.

Consider your stay on Mastodon a political statement, because that's what it really is. And consider not just focussing on your own comfort, away from the ruckus of hateful tweeters, but also contributing on building a lasting infrastructure were all people can be safe. And you don't need to be technical to do that. Promote using the Fediverse as a political and philosophical necessity.

It should be clear to you by now that media (be it social or otherwise) in corporate hands can never be truly safe. Maybe safe enough for you, but not safe for everyone.

We need decentralized, community owned, non-profit media, with a likewise technical infrastructure.

For safety.
For equality.
For democracy.
For freedom.

For our future.

EDIT: The war for safe social media cannot be won on a billionaire owned for-profit platform. Our battle is fought by creating our own thing. Shaping our own world.

So, while you're here

Alt-txt your images, to keep Mastodon accessible.
If you just joined, and are on a big server, consider moving to a small instance. The power of the Fediverse is decentralization. Big servers are vulnerable, harder to moderate and therefore less safe.
Send some money to your local server to keep things afloat.
Punch a nazi if you get the chance.

Wow.

Over 750 boosts and still going strong.

Per Twitter custom I should now link you to my Soundcloud, but I don't have one.

But here's something I did in a previous life, about 20 years ago.

https://youtu.be/n9JgiO_iiMI

Tangerine - No More You

YouTube

Some will call this idea to destroy and devalue twitter by investing our time, money and eyeballs in federated social media an anarchist move, or a socialist idea.

They may not be wrong, but first and foremost its a profoundly human thing to do. And a kind thing. A rightheous thing.

Get on board. And get other people to quit corporate social media. Especially Twitter.

@determinerik Totally agree. Only problem is, they have the ease of use and big numbers factors weighted against us. Can't tell you the number of good people who tried and baled out of Mastodon b/c they thought it too complicated or too difficult to gain a following within the distributed server format.
@determinerik Some might say that socialist and human/kind/righteous are synonyms. At least that’s what I try to tell the “conservatives” in my family. “Woke” is just another word for kind. Or “wokism” is just another word for love. And socialism is just a society based on love. Where all people, as well as the planet, are more important than profit.