To sum up where the Fediverse is right now:
1. @[email protected] backs it
2. The @w3c backs it
3. @fsf backs it
4. @eff backs it
5. Twitter Co-Founders @ev and @biz back it
7. Web browsers like @mozilla and @Vivaldi back it
8. Prominent 3rd party client devs like @paul backs it
9. @gruber and @davew back it
10. @georgetakei backs it
Am I missing anyone?
Oh yeah, YOU back it!
@atomicpoet @EU_Commission @w3c @fsf @eff @ev @biz @mozilla @Vivaldi @paul @gruber @davew @georgetakei
You missed the most important person you fool. #JohnMastodon backs it!
Though there is room for all at his side...
#TheResistanceWillBeFederated #GloryToTheFediverse #WeAreJohnMastodon #IAmJohnMastodon #Mastodon #Twitter #TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus #SocialMedia
@atomicpoet On a less humorous note, I'd add @stephenfry @profbriancox @neilhimself @hankgreen @rbreich @anneapplebaum @mollyjongfast off the top of my head.
I know those are all individuals, not organisations, but that's part of what we need. For better or worse, there's no denying that the live presence of celebrities of all different spheres was a huge part of twitter's draw, and the more of them who back us, the more people will follow (literally).
I'm almost reminded of how historically/anthropologically many religions attempted to proselytize by first persuading kings/chiefs to convert, then watching as their subjects slowly followed them later.
The comparison of celebrities to kings may seem an awkward one for some, but you get where I'm coming from.
#Mastodon #Twitter #TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus #SocialMedia #Fediverse
@atomicpoet It's particularly powerful if they delete their twitter like @stephenfry His defection from "the bird's mired nest" was how I found out about Mastodon and joined, and I didn't even have a twitter account. To be fair, I think he was one of the most followed in 🇬🇧 , but perhaps not quite as beloved elsewhere.
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@RickRae Oh, I never doubted that.
I know there's a BBC America channel, and that he's done entire shows visiting you, our cousins 🇺🇸. (Not to mention other globally popular acting, narrating and writing projects).
I just meant that his following is probably deepest here in his homeland 🇬🇧, where I've heard people unironically refer to him as a living, breathing national treasure 🔶 💎 🔶.
@ScriptorViator
Thank you for "cousins" versus "colonists". 
I could've worded my toot better, but I think we're on the same page.
Unfortunately I haven't much BBC access where I am. I do get to catch him occasionally on things like "The Infinite Monkey Cage" (it's always a special treat when he guests alongside Brian Cox and Robin Ince, whom I also adore). And he was wonderful as "Gordon Gordon" Wyatt in "Bones".
But the rarity likely makes it all the more precious...
In my opinion he is a world treasure.
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