Ludakris Dec 4, 2022
Gotta rip the band-aid off, folks
Show threadSheldonDec 4, 2022

@9speederailleur entirely predictable. The most predictable thing to follow any GBCW post on any platform are that there will be many posts after it and even if they do vanish, it's usually more of a vacation than a goodbye.

I didn't plan on moving off Twitter, but Musk has been even worse than I expected and I just can't support that doofus by adding to his user stats.

Show threadLudakris Dec 4, 2022
@sysop408 it's a nightmare over there. The decision was pretty easy.
Show threadSheldonDec 4, 2022

Yes, just rip the band-aid off.

People shouldn't expect Mastodon to replicate the Twitter experience they're losing. Embrace the novelty of a new experience. Try a different style of discussion & give it time.

Even Twitter, vast as it is, gets stale especially as you're locked into patterned interactions by the algorithm & churn of people. It's hard to gel into a true online community.

You can be there for years, but the format forces you to constantly rehash old conversations.

Show threadCharles GabaDec 4, 2022
@sysop408 The article is paywalled do I can’t see their methodology, but a lot of people have abandoned their Twitter accounts but refuse to actually delete them for fear of someone else stealing their handle and posing as them (basically the domain name cybersquatting problem).
Show threadstefan hartwig
@charlesgaba @sysop408 yes, this is how i did it as well. deleted everything, kept the account open to point people here via the meta data. no intention of returning.
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