Sheril KirshenbaumNov 28, 2022

Having now been on #Mastodon for 1 month, a few observations:

- Mastodon makes me realize how much the #Twitter algorithm maximized user outrage to boost engagement for profit. Gross. Here, my feed is interesting & supportive.

- There's a culture of kindness - at least so far. It's extremely appealing & should be normalized on & offline.

- Beyond reactions to toots, people share songs, poetry & ask great questions. I can't remember the last time I found social media to be fun.

Show threadFallon StoneNov 28, 2022

@Sheril I feel the same way. The other thing I've noticed is more interactions of substance. Twitter normalized snark as a ploy to gain visibility.

More often than not my tweets disappeared into the void.. it felt like shouting in a hurricane. For me, social media is about connecting with people and that what Twitter was more than a decade ago but it has since lost its purpose of connection for clicks and likes.

Show threadBelinda PollardNov 29, 2022
@FallonStone "shouting into a hurricane" - such an apt description. I was actually tempted over here by the thought that it might be more like Twitter back when I joined in 2011. Back then, I was connecting with other writers, and we retweeted things that were genuinely interesting to writers, so that those were the things that got amplified... not random opinions and snark and anger and manipulative hashtaggery...
Show threadThe ExileNov 29, 2022
@Belinda_Pollard @FallonStone agreed. Twitter used to be lovely. It is great to get a chance to push the reset button!
Show threadBelinda PollardNov 30, 2022
@theexile Kind of like a do-over! @FallonStone
Show threadThe Exile
@Belinda_Pollard @FallonStone that's it exactly Belinda!
Nov 30, 2022 at 8:13amWeb