The fact remains:
There's *still* no replacement for #twitter in terms of rapid #news dissimination, citizen #journalism, social movements, etc.
#Mastodon isn't it atm. For many reasons, Mastodon's growth is limited. There's an expectation/hope that Mastodon will change, bc there's misguided belief that it wants to be the new twitter.
In any case, what mattters is that nothing is filling the void.
And that's a big f'n problem.
Even before Musk trashed it, #Twitter was already a "void" ("in terms of rapid #news dissimination, citizen #journalism, social movements, etc.").
Gamification, bots, ads and the rise of the "main character" were, and remain, toxic to the public perception of worthwhile news. Without these deficiencies the shape of public discourse will change, as it must.
I'm a #journalist and I think that with good tech and media leadership, this platform has a real shot.
Maybe it seems kind of 'shouting into the void' because the tools and conventions are so unfamiliar. We'll make new and better ones too, once we figure out how to drive this thing.
No not a replacement, don't use #twitter as a model!
We need to design a whole new kind of ride, that's just what I'm sayin
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