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Anirvan Chatterjee Feb 14, 2023

I love Mastodon, but I miss my POC activist, #Desi, and #AsianAmerican communities back on Instagram and Twitter.

Like back on IG and Twitter, folks I know are talking about #NoToSB147, opposing the proposed Texas law that would prohibit immigrants from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from owning property.

I’m just not seeing that on here, and it’s unfortunate.

In the meantime, here’s more:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoToSB147
https://www.instagram.com/p/Coh3fyUrAyF/

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Kyla Hsia Feb 14, 2023

@anirvan 100%. There are some communities that just haven't moved over. For me, it's Asian community as well as fandom/pop culture.

And totally understandable bc moving to mastodon has a large learning curve and is definitely a commitment. It also requires quite a high level of tech savvy.

I don't see Mastodon being the new home for many communities with that kind of barrier in place. I think more likely a twitter clone will pop up

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Arp Laszlo • Comics • ADHD

@kylahsia @anirvan Totally agreed on the challenges of Mastodon, but I doubt a Twitter clone will pop up that isn’t part of the fediverse. There are so many wannabe social networks that tried & failed to be next and I believe the intention of desiring growth & profit work against them. imo, it’ll be Mastodon with a more user-friendly front end. The idea that we can follow people on different platforms is going to be compelling - once people understand that.