Peter Brown

@dekkzz76 @chrisboulanger @RickiTarr I think that’s probably a temporary state of affairs, as the right are probably still hanging on in Twitter.

But I think even they will get to the point where they find it difficult to stay, and mastodon will start to pretty much reflect the politics of the general demographic.

But without algorithms to amplify extremism and create division it will still be a much pleasanter place to be.

Feb 7, 2023 at 11:14pmWeb
Show threadParanoid FactoidFeb 7, 2023
@peterbrown @[email protected] @chrisboulanger @RickiTarr The right bought Twitter out and will take over. The only question is, how much loss can #Elmo sustain?
Show threadRicki Yasha TarrFeb 7, 2023
@peterbrown @dekkzz76 @chrisboulanger I truly hope so, I really appreciate your positive take, the internet certainly can trend negatively.
Show threadChrisFeb 8, 2023
@peterbrown @dekkzz76 @RickiTarr Peter, love your observation about the potential impact of algorithms. And I imagine you are right about the demographics shifting/coalescing over time. Perhaps they'll build their own instances focused on being a new refuge for the RW? If not, then it will be interesting to see how the fediverse adapts to moderatong aggressive hate/negativity.
Show threadRicki Yasha TarrFeb 8, 2023
@chrisboulanger @peterbrown @dekkzz76 I am interested to see what will become of social media in general
Show threadChrisFeb 8, 2023
@RickiTarr @peterbrown @dekkzz76 As am I. I can see people shifting to smaller & more personal spaces. One of the nice things about Mastodon to me is the ability to select the "neighborhood" you live in. I think more & more people will make the choice to go back to earlier internet principles of finding your tribe. So many of the problems with social come back to our feeds being hijacked by algorithms and ignoring the people/posts we want to see.