𝐓𝐈𝐓Δ𝐍𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 Dec 3, 2022

Observations after being on #Mastodon for about a month:

- At least so far, there is a culture of friendliness. It's quite alluring and it should become standard both online and offline.

- We were made aware of how much the Twitter algorithm emphasized user outrage in order to increase engagement and increase revenue. Our feed is fascinating and helpful here.

- In addition to responding to toots, people often submit poetry, songs and thoughtful questions. #Twitter was never so enjoyable.

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@thetitanborn as others have pointed out recently, friendliness is great as long as it isn't upheld by silencing people with negative perspectives to share (e.g. minorities, social justice advocates)

So where twitter was often artificially negative, we need to avoid making mastodon artificially positive.

#toxicpositivity

Dec 3, 2022 at 5:48pmWeb