mekka okereke Jan 1, 2023

Question for #BlackMastodon

If I could get some of my pro athlete friends (mostly #NBA, #WNBA, #NFL, #Powerlifting, #MLB, #MLS, #NWSL ) to join Mastodon, what would you want to see / hear from them?

Many avoided Twitter for obvious reasons: "I don't be on Twitter like that. Have fun tho!"

I won't say this question is only for BlackMastodon because everyone is going to answer anyways.

They'd probably be on their own instance to make it easier for other instances to defederate from them

Show threadmekka okereke Jan 1, 2023

For me, what I do want to hear about is their life outside of sports, off-season workouts, social benefit causes and interests, etc.

I don't mind hearing about self-promotion.

What I don't want to hear about is pushing crypto or NFTs. At all.

Show threadDr. Octothorpe
@mekkaokereke I would love to hear from current and former/retired pro athletes about their plans after their playing days end. There’s a gap in mainstream discussion around the reality of what happens afterwards, particularly when plans are derailed by a career ending injury. What post-career training is actually provided for them by the career track/pipeline vs. what advice have they had to solicit via back channels?
Jan 1, 2023 at 11:24pmWeb