stefApr 11, 2023
Sasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ Koss

In light of recent Twitter changes, going further, I'm going to focus on mediums that I 100% control.

Meaning my own Mastodon instance, self-hosted blog, and newsletter.

It sucks investing a decade into Twitter and having to pay so I can reach my friends.

I'm not willing to pay, not only because pay-to-win sucks, but because it opened my eyes to what social networks do - appropriating your content and connections without any guarantee for the future.

Apr 10, 2023 at 2:41amWeb
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 10, 2023
They are great as distribution channels, but they won't have my loyalty anymore.
Show threadTim ChambersApr 11, 2023
@koss love this #Indieweb and #fediverse statement ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Show threadDoreen32128 ready to rumble!Apr 11, 2023
@koss Right! I invested over 10 years on the bird site too! Sucked to have had to stop posting, but Musk has become unbearable.
Show threadSnackTracesApr 11, 2023
@koss seconded! I moved all my content to my own website. The only medium outside that is my mastodon account here. (Not hosting my own, but still better than on any social media networks out there).
Show threadJack Yan (็”„็ˆตๆฉ)Apr 11, 2023
@koss Awesome, great decision. While I donสผt have the technical knowledge to have my own instance, I do what I can on my own spaces. I realized I was only making the milliardaires even richer by spending time on their platforms.
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 11, 2023
@jackyan that's a good point, no way I'm watching these (scammy nowadays btw) ads or paying for Blue.
Show threadDan ConnollyApr 13, 2023

@jackyan @koss consider a cooperatively owned instance?

#platformcoop

Show threadJack Yan (็”„็ˆตๆฉ)Apr 13, 2023
@dckc @koss Thanks, Dan, Iสผll look into it. Would prefer our own but installation all looks command-line-driven and as a layman, Iสผm not confident. Would be much happier making a new database and uploading a bunch of files via FTP. ๐Ÿ™‚
Show threadtextcontainerApr 11, 2023
@koss I even would be willing to pay for a democratic algorithm-free platform, but every cent one puts into Twitter is one cent in the war funding pool against democracy.
Show threadMatthias BohlenApr 11, 2023
@koss Understandable. I also arrived here a few days ago, just to make myself independent of any possibly crumbling networks. I run my own Mastodon server as well, so Iโ€™m sure it stays online as long as I like.
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 11, 2023
@admin thatโ€™s the best approach!
Show thread๐•ฎ๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–™๐–”๐–Œ๐–—๐–†๐–‰Apr 11, 2023
@koss Lots of services also first lure people in and once they've reached critical mass, they start to worsen the deal by limiting stuff behind paywalls and whatnot.
Once you've got plenty of connections on a platform it becomes increasingly difficult to switch over to a new one and the companies realize this.
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 11, 2023
@chertograd yeah, network effect is sticky but Iโ€™m confident in muskโ€™s ability to destroy it
Show threadChrisApr 11, 2023
@chertograd @koss aka enshitification. See #corydoctorow @pluralistic
Show threadMy Blue Check is MIAApr 11, 2023
@koss I have a couple cool friends on there, so that is that. It when down the hole. Elon's ego won't let him sell it. Now, I'm on a couple platforms, which is a PIA, lol. Still better than squandering time all day in Bird crap.
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 11, 2023
@AbortTheGQPNOW oh Iโ€™m sure he will have to sell it, itโ€™s such a liability
Show threadMy Blue Check is MIAApr 15, 2023
@koss Waiting for it to show up on an adoption site somewhere.
Show threadYooper MooseApr 11, 2023
@koss Itโ€™s hard leaving Twitter after 12 years. Unfortunately my feed has become a cesspool and Elonโ€™s actions boosting autocrats over democracies is alarming. #TwitterTheseDays
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 11, 2023
@yoopermoose Iโ€™m not leaving per se itโ€™s going to be just a distribution channel for me
Show threadTravisApr 11, 2023
@koss I treat mastodon like I treat public radio. I can make a donation if I want to help keep it running, but I donโ€™t feel obligated to do so.
Show threadKarl LouisApr 11, 2023
@koss Twitter is for me not social media but news ressource.
Show threadGeorge KowalskiApr 11, 2023
@koss Glad you took the red pill.
Show threadSasha ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’จ KossApr 11, 2023
@gkowalsk itโ€™s tasty!
Show threadmirabilosApr 11, 2023
@koss what did they do NOW?
Show threadJonathan Hartley's old accountApr 11, 2023
@koss I don't know your situation so this may not be applicable, but for me, an alternative with much less work involved (ie not running my own instance) is to host all my own content on a simple blog (technically a static site generator) and link to posts from social media like a Mastodon account (or Facebook, if it's something family, etc might care about). Treat the social media posts themselves as ephemeral.
Show threadGen X-WingApr 11, 2023

@koss Sounds like you are willing to pay (instances arenโ€™t free to run), and rather invest in yourself. I think thatโ€™s a good way to think about it. We all pay something somewhere somehow. Being in charge of that makes a difference.

Go for it!

Show threadMitex LeoApr 14, 2023
@koss Great decision ๐Ÿ‘
Show threadroodApr 16, 2023
@koss money is a leash if it gets twisted around you, and we're learning it's a mistake to ever let Musk hold it.