Qasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 2, 2022

My twitter followers are jumping ship. My engagement is dropping rapidly. They changed the algorithm to force feed me right wing accounts. And white supremacy, Islamophobia, & antisemitism on Twitter are being defended as valid points of view.

By contrast this Mastodon community is igniting robust dialogue, respectful disagreement, and offers little comfort to racists and bigots.

This is what Twitter could’ve been, and I’m really hopeful this is what Mastodon continues to be. Thank you all.❤️✊🏽

Show threadOlavDec 2, 2022

@QasimRashid I use linear timeline there, and it's definitely slowing down for me. Not more crap, just fewer engaging posts (I'm also a small account). Basically all that's useful still is news and weather.

Definitely more meaningful dialog here, and a lot more egalitarian so far

Show thread@Lee_in_Iowa
@olavf @QasimRashid But here you can curate your own experience by finding and following the news and weather. Feel free to crib off my “notes”, as my Following list includes a slew of news commentary, tho I only reach for liberal voices. Admittedly I’m just as hooked on the fine photography and art, so those folks are also in that list. Pick a bunch and make your own “feed”.
Dec 2, 2022 at 2:07pmWeb
Show threadSuzanne StephensDec 2, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @olavf @QasimRashid I hope that invitation is open to me too!
Show thread@Lee_in_IowaDec 2, 2022
@suzstephens @olavf @QasimRashid Absolutely! I hope to see most of my Bird community joining us here, and tho I follow back here as I did on Twitter (So lots of new peeps), there should be plenty of names you recognize among my Followings.
Show threadSuzanne StephensDec 2, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @olavf @QasimRashid Well the weird thing is that when I checked who you’re following, I seem to be following every single one. I didn’t have time to check the whole list but still thought it was odd that all I checked were matches. What are the odds?