Matt BlazeDec 20, 2022

About a month ago, I observed that two main things I found lacking here vs. Twitter were accounts from professional creatives (artists, etc) and discussion of breaking news.

The creatives have definitely started to arrive. But the breaking news has been much slower. However, it also seems like breaking news is starting to disappear from Twitter.

I wonder what will fill that gap. Perhaps it will be here, eventually.

Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
Up until very recently, if there was something important going on anywhere in the world, it was virtually certain to be in my Twitter feed. Not just RTs of media reports, but discussion, etc. That just doesn't seem to be true any more over there. And it's not here yet.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
I suspect this has much less to do with software features, and algorithms and more to do with culture and who's come over here.
Show threadJeffrey VagleDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze I agree. There are folks who, because of expertise, etc, become natural nodes around which these conversations grow. As they appear here, so will the conversations, I think.
Show threadJeffrey VagleDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze There also seems to be some reticence based on unfamiliarity with the concept and culture. To the latter element, I think some culture scolds have dampened enthusiasm for the twitter style, at least initially.
Show threadMatt Blaze
@jvagle another thing that seems to be missing (or significantly dampened) here is political activism, protest organization, etc.
Dec 20, 2022 at 7:01pmWeb
Show threadJeffrey VagleDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze Also possibly related to the occasional culture policing that pops up.
Show threadIan Coldwater 👻🌿Dec 20, 2022
@jvagle @mattblaze The lack of quote posts and discoverability also doesn't help
Show threadJeffrey VagleDec 20, 2022
@ian @mattblaze Indeed. We've become twitter diaspora.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
@jvagle @ian well, now you’re going to get yelled at by the “mastodon is perfect, don’t touch it” scolds.
Show threadIan Coldwater 👻🌿Dec 20, 2022
@jvagle @mattblaze yesterday's post devolved into people yelling at me for besmirching the good name of emacs, so
Show threadJeffrey VagleDec 20, 2022
@ian @mattblaze Always a risk with religion arguments.
Show threadbrandon 🌻Dec 20, 2022
@ian @jvagle @mattblaze certainly unusual for the internet to react with such vim and vigor over something as inconsequential as editor choice
Show threadIan Coldwater 👻🌿Dec 20, 2022
@mattblaze @jvagle @bdimcheff
Show threadbrandon 🌻Dec 20, 2022
@ian @mattblaze @jvagle was it something I sed?
Show threadIan Coldwater 👻🌿Dec 20, 2022
@bdimcheff @jvagle @mattblaze awk-ward
Show threadArne VisscherDec 20, 2022
@ian @bdimcheff @jvagle @mattblaze this is turning into a cat-astrophy and I love y’all.
Show threadNorman WilsonDec 20, 2022
@zomgwtfbbqkewl @ian @bdimcheff @jvagle @mattblaze ed(1) is the standard editor.
Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)Dec 20, 2022
@zomgwtfbbqkewl @ian @bdimcheff @mattblaze @jvagle joe mama so old she don’t know nano
Show threadArne VisscherDec 20, 2022
@bdimcheff @ian @jvagle @mattblaze I had a real good laugh when @nova tried to launch emacs during the maintenance yesterday. Y’all should go watch the VOD 
Show threadSethOnOps Dec 20, 2022
@ian @jvagle @mattblaze
Wait... emacs has a good name?
Show threadIan Coldwater 👻🌿Dec 20, 2022
@jvagle @mattblaze @SethOnOps that's not what I Hurd
Show threadJohn MinnihanDec 20, 2022
@ian @jvagle @mattblaze
[perl clutching] well, i do declare
Show threadleifnixonDec 20, 2022
@ian @jvagle @mattblaze That was a bad thing, and you should feel bad.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
@ian @jvagle @leifnixon It’s amazing how much you can learn about a person from their choice of text editor. It’s a window into the soul.
Show threadBlake LeonardDec 21, 2022
@ian
Discoverability is opt-in, you use hashtags for that. Like CWs, it's a consent thing.
Quote posts have been primarily used for bullying. You notice how it's more conversational here? That's (part of) why.
I don't know any good use that couldn't be accomplished by replying or just boosting.
That being said, the beauty of Mastodon is that you could add it yourself (or find someone who has).
Lastly: you don't want to recreate Twitter. I promise.
@jvagle @mattblaze
Show threadMatir Dec 20, 2022
@mattblaze @jvagle How much of that is a function of size? It's still pretty small.
Show threadSeth L. SandersDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze @jvagle Actually I found a pretty good number of the twitter political/activist accounts I follow on here too using movetodon
Show threadDan McDonaldDec 20, 2022

@mattblaze @jvagle

I'm seeing the beginnings of the sort of activism I saw on Twitter.

@KimCrayton1 is one such example.

Show threadKim Crayton ~ Her/SheDec 20, 2022
@danmcd @mattblaze @jvagle ✊🏾💛
Show threadthesuperpapagaiDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze @jvagle I've seen a lot of "activists" on here who think blocking someone on Twitter is a form of activism, but I haven't seen a lot of activists who actually go outside, talk to people and advance their cause in the real-world.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze @jvagle There is an active #anarchism and #antifa scene though.