Dan GoodinA reminder to all the hangers on still using the wretched bird site: Twitter was never a public square. It was the private property of a for-profit business that was beholden to no one other than its shareholders. Now it has been taken over by a sociopath. Get over it. Move on!
JDW@dangoodin if I could see people I follow in some sensible way on Mastodon I might leave the boid. But this is a hodgepodge.
Stephen@JDW @dangoodin you can’t see people you follow?
@cliffclavin @dangoodin not in any rational way. Lots of boosts by a few and scrolling for page after page gets old fast.
@dangoodin @JDW oh you mean you’d like a algo/curated feed?
@cliffclavin @dangoodin basically yes. I am not a single issue person so my feed isn't all lawyers, all writers, etc.
@JDW @cliffclavin I don't understand. What's preventing you from seeing the people you follow? It's really easy.
@dangoodin @cliffclavin you misunderstood I can't see what they post in any easy way. I have to scroll through dozens of random retoots or boosts to see an original post by someone I follow.
@JDW @cliffclavin I still don't understand. There are multiple ways you can see what I (or any other Mastodon user) post. For instance:
1) Click on the profile name (e.g. Dan Goodin), then click on posts and replies. Then scroll down. You'll see every post I've made.
2) Click on a post you're interested in (e.g. one of your responses). The post will reappear in the adjacent window to the right. Then scroll up. You'll see the entire thread.
I don't think Mastodon is as hard to use or as lacking in features as many people think.
The real issue, though, is: Twitter is a platform that's intent on damaging society and democracy. Continued use props up that platform and only strengthens its toxic effects. Critics need to think of the harms that come from hanging on.