Tracketpaceri’ll stop being “a traitor” (??? seriously, infosec influencers??) when mastodon allows me to upload photos & videos properly & allows me to see the content i want rather than be forced to wade through unrelated garbage. why would i move over here just for a lackluster experience, holier-than-thou attitudes about other social media sites, & the inability to even promote my stuff anywhere near the level i’m able to on twitter??
Cyclopath@Tracketpacer this platform is not geared towards popularity and self promotion. It's meant as a means for people with common interests to exchange and explore about shared knowledge on targeted topics. Somewhat of a haven for those that seek pertinent content.
@Cyclopath and yet we have influencers everywhere extolling its supposed superiority. i’m not looking for “popularity” so much as a way to reach people & share tech content that actually works.
Andrew Radke@Cyclopath @Tracketpacer I’ve seen lots of testing done by various people that have found with only 5-10% of the followers here compared to elsewhere they are getting the same level of interaction. So you might find that your reach is actually a lot further than you expect. Just look at this thread for instance.
@Cyclopath @Tracketpacer Emotions are also high at the moment regarding the other site and that can cause people to react badly and take out their anger and frustration in the wrong way and towards the wrong people. Hopefully that calms down and you don’t suffer from these attacks, though they do seem to be worse at the other site. Give the hashtags time to replace the algorithm too. It’s different which can feel frustrating but for me it’s felt so much better with time.