Chris Trottier

CEO of Block Party, Tracy Chou, is resentful that "tech people" have migrated away from Twitter and are now using Mastodon.

She doesn't want to spend time here but she must because so much important stuff pertaining to her job gets discussed here—not on Twitter.

The network effect of the Fediverse is working!

https://twitter.com/triketora/status/1628459258462306305

@fediversenews

Tracy Chou 🌻 on Twitter

“ngl i am very resentful that i have to spend time on mastodon and linkedin now that so many tech people are migrating off twitter”

Twitter
Feb 23, 2023 at 6:16pmWeb
Show threadRairiiFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet i wonder why people actually prefer twitter to fedi (any network effects notwithstanding)
Show threadChris TrottierFeb 23, 2023

@Rairii I imagine there's many reasons:

1. Resistance to change
2. Preference for centralization
3. Better relevancy algorithms

Many people like Twitter for reasons that I don't.

Show threadnickaposFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @Rairii
4 it has been around for 20 years
5 lots of celebrities and news outlets are producing content there.
Show threadbhtooefrFeb 23, 2023
@Rairii @atomicpoet I've definitely seen some discussion of the *lack* of algorithmic timeline lately

(namely, that people want what they feel are high-quality posts to be prioritized, so they don't have to read *every* post made by any of the people they follow to get the highlights)

tough to do it right, and so much corporate social media uses it for rage-baiting, though
Show threadbhtooefrFeb 23, 2023
@Rairii @atomicpoet (honestly, where I want algorithmic timeline is my *RSS reader*, not Fedi - I don't give a single shit about high school sports, which is like half of my local newspaper, but I do care about other news)
Show threadaethervision Feb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Huh. She seems nice.
Show threadaethervision Feb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Ho. Did you catch Apartheid Tony Stark’s response that he hopes we stay here?
Show threadChris TrottierFeb 23, 2023
@aethervision @fediversenews Yep, I'm going to talk about that in a few minutes.
Show threadLalaKroniqFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews tiny violin
Show threadMark DarbyshireFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Yet another argument for the Fediverse. If all the social networks involved were federated, it wouldn't matter where all the tech people had migrated.
Show threadMatt IsenhowerFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews And this dude who spends all day trying to get Elon Musk to reply to him says people on Mastodon are unlikely to say anything worth hearing. Okay.
Show threadcalico lizFeb 23, 2023
@mattisenhower @atomicpoet "the people who migrated to those platforms are unlikely to say anything worth hearing" 
Show threadOlivier ForgetFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Kind of wild that someone who claims to want to solve online harassment is uninterested in what is going on here.
Show threadnikkianaFeb 23, 2023

@teleclimber @atomicpoet Kinda wild in missing the big picture, but probably not surprising she has this outlook because her entire business is based on people using Twitter.

A shift away from Twitter kinda obliterates her entire business, and clearly she's in the denial phase of grief over it.

@fediversenews

Show threadOlivier ForgetFeb 23, 2023
@nikkiana @atomicpoet @fediversenews Yes. She's in the business of monetizing the toxicity of Twitter.
Show threadJesse KarmaniFeb 23, 2023
@nikkiana @teleclimber @atomicpoet @fediversenews what a weird take for her to have, though. Harassment will happen in the fediverse, too. Her business should be even easier to port to an ecosystem with open APIs. Such stockholm syndrome vibes 😥
Show threadnikkianaFeb 23, 2023

@jesseplusplus Yeah, I agree. It's a really short-sighted view to have, but after taking a look at her LinkedIn.... I definitely get why she probably thinks the way she does.

She's neck deep in NYC tech hustle culture. I might be reading into it based on my own experiences with tech in NYC, but what I read into that tweet is a woman who just smacked her face straight into burnout because she has to learn a new platform (Mastodon/Fediverse) AND keep up with one she doesn't like (LinkedIn) because the industry is in state of pivot in a direction she wouldn't prefer.

I don't blame her for feeling how she feels, but I do think she's incredibly steeped in the ivy league to tech rockstar pipeline, and if she has the financial means to do so I'd definitely advise her to take a step back from all of it for awhile.

Show threadJesse KarmaniFeb 24, 2023
@nikkiana that's an interesting perspective. I could totally see that. I already feel that with trying to keep up with all the slack channels my networks have splintered into 😂
Show threadBrendan.D.NFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews We don't want people to be resentful of Mastodon! Maybe people will end up liking it, but it is also possible that this interaction with Mastodon will make them not want to engage with Mastodon in a positive manner. Granted It would be stupid to ignore the pros of this as well, but still my point stands.
Show threadChris TrottierFeb 23, 2023
@BrendanDN @fediversenews To be specific, she's resentful we're on Mastodon and not Twitter. That's her complaint.
Show threadimma (not a parody)Feb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @BrendanDN @fediversenews 😄
Show threadRonja A-R (e/em/eir ; hen)Feb 23, 2023

@atomicpoet @BrendanDN @fediversenews

The first 30 or so tweets in the thread of comments were more unpleasant to read than I expected. So much negativity, in multiple directions.

After a few months here, I am no more used to that. Goes to show there is no law of nature that says "The Internet is just like that." Each corner of the Net is what we make it into, and I am a sucker for kindness and constructive discussions.

Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Feb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews
OK, shocked now that someone _wants_ to spend time on LinkedIn. 😳
Show threadVincent 🌻🇪🇺 en 🌹☘️Feb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Sure, that is one way of portraying your company
Show threadFeb 23, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews  tbh, looks like this is not a fun person... i dont mind if tech people who dont see the awesomeness of this network do stay away from it