Christoph MergersonDec 14, 2022
I have a background in disaster preparedness communication and would like the vocal ethics police on this app who keep insisting the “only” ethical course of action is to leave Twitter now to explain how Mastodon currently enables people living in the Gulf South today to get real-time warnings and information about the ongoing tornado outbreak on par with Twitter. They need this information now, so “let’s build something better” is a dodge. #LAwx #MsWx #Wx #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon
Show threadJose GarciaDec 14, 2022

@mergerson

Mastodon as it stands is not something people can turn to in disasters to get real time information.

I get it, people love Masto, I do too. But pretending that it's a twitter replacement for everyone now and getting sharp elbowed about it is naive at best and elitist at worst.

There's a lot of people in vulnerable communities for whom Twitter is a lifeline.

Show threadPsychic TidesDec 14, 2022
@Jollyspaniard @mergerson You’re not seriously suggesting that Twitter, the place where anyone to the left of Tulsi Gabbard might be banned or shaddowbanned, and where neonazis are promoted by the owner, is a reliable source of information are you?
Show threadChristoph MergersonDec 14, 2022
@psychictides @Jollyspaniard This isn’t a serious, substantive comment.
Show threadPsychic Tides
@mergerson @Jollyspaniard I’m not the one saying we should rely on fascists in a disaster.
Dec 14, 2022 at 9:17pmWeb