Duane Aubin Nov 25, 2022
@mjf_pro @Lady_Star_Gem Nope, disrupting Twitter was a tactical triumph for conservatives. Twitter had long been a tool of community, organization, education and information for marginalized communities. Helped Biden get 82 million votes. Disrupting Twitter is the modern techie bombing of the Black church or opening fire in a gay club. Or burning down Black Wall Street in Tulsa. Disrupting marginalized spaces is terrorism 101 for Christian nationalist white supremacists.
Show threadMelody CooperNov 25, 2022
@duaneaubin @mjf_pro @Lady_Star_Gem
And targeted hate on Twitter can and has caused violence. I say take the wise warrior approach and find clever ways to disrupt what they think is a safe haven for bigotry and hate while also strengthening our own online community.
A great soldier fights on his own terms or not at all.
Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
The warrior whispers, I am the storm.
Show threadTed_CvilleNov 25, 2022

@MelodyCooper @duaneaubin @mjf_pro @Lady_Star_Gem I totally agree about building a new community, and a great part of the attraction of Mastodon is the decentralized operation, which makes it much less likely to be taken over by rich crazies.

But in the meantime, Twitter has 250-300 million users while we have maybe 1 percent of that. So the wingers and crazies have a much larger audience while we are basically talking to ourselves. We may feel better, but how much influence are we having?

Show threadImaWorldWatcher🌏
@Ted_Cville @MelodyCooper @duaneaubin @Lady_Star_Gem
Taking baby steps, and it's okay.
Dec 27, 2022 at 12:43amWeb