Leigh HoneywellMar 27, 2023

Of the folks I interacted with on the bird site, I'm noticing these migration patterns:

* #security peeps have mostly moved over here, primarily to infosec.exchange and a few to hachyderm or self-hosting
* dev & #FOSS folks have migrated en masse, primarily to hachyderm and self-hosting
* science fiction friends have mostly made the jump
* journalists are a mix - lots of folks cross-posting and lots still posting "write-only" over there, but lots still engaging too
* my #LGBTQ peeps are active in both places
* disability advocacy friends are still over there; a few #ADHD peeps are over here
* DEI type folks have depressingly mostly not moved here, but to LinkedIn
* founders & VCs have almost entirely _not_ moved
* housing/urbanist types mostly haven't moved, especially Canadians

Curious how that lines up with what others are seeing, especially among groups I haven't listed (those happen to be the groups I personally interact with – curious about your personal equivalents!)

#twittermigration #fediverse

Show threadDave Wilburn Mar 27, 2023
@leigh my personal sense is that many DEI and minorities have encountered a steady stream of tone policing here in the fediverse, which may explain their absence. We have work to do as a community.
Show threadUrzl

@DaveMWilburn @leigh It's harder to see here when someone else is getting harassed. On Twitter, it always pushed drama sometimes even when you weren't following any of the people involved.

Here, unless you're following the right people at the right time, it'll all happen outside your stream. It makes it harder to be a functional ally when you can't tell people are in trouble until they announce they're quitting.

Mar 27, 2023 at 10:47pmTusky
Show threadmaegulMar 28, 2023
@gooba42 @DaveMWilburn @leigh “the suburbs of social media” always seemed to capture the fediverse well. It’s both a positive and a negative but it encapsulates what you’re saying … you don’t see far beyond your neighbour’s fence.