Qasim Rashid, Esq.Nov 29, 2022

Today is my 1 month anniversary of signing up for Mastodon. A few observations—after spending 13+ years on Twitter:

•The Mastodon community is kinder & more focused on lifting one another up than tearing down.

•Mastodon is learning from Twitter's mistakes by including accessibility options, incorporating an edit button, & not centralizing everything

•Engagement is not dependent on clickbait or outrage, but genuine positive content.

None of the above are absolutes, but overall, glad I'm here.

Show threadharvey1966Nov 30, 2022
@QasimRashid I agree with all of this and really like it too. There are critiques though. It feels lonely comparatively. And there are things about the servers I do not understand (maybe from being mobile-exclusive). Like where are all the people I know?
Show threadSusan [email protected]
@harvey1966 @QasimRashid That's just because it is still small. Twitter was small too in 2009 when I joined it.
Nov 30, 2022 at 1:35amWeb
Show threadharvey1966Nov 30, 2022
@SusanKraemer @QasimRashid maybe so, fingers crossed. but a lot of people I know are *here*, yet there is still a feeling of disconnect and unease because of the added layer of complexity. “can I see their feed, even if they are on a different server,” and so on.
Show threadharvey1966Nov 30, 2022
@SusanKraemer gods. you made me look up my twitter date (2007). seems a lifetime ago. it’s been part of the discourse for a decade and a half, which is wild.