Again, some people can’t leave Twitter. If that’s you, I empathize.
That was once me. For 7 years, my livelihood depended on Twitter.
Why? Because I helped build a popular Twitter client (Hootsuite), and that client helped feed my family.
I couldn’t leave if I wanted.
But my personal and financial situation has changed, and now I’m putting a significant amount of time and income towards helping people migrate away from Twitter.
In my own way, I feel a tremendous responsibility for what happened at Twitter.
I never worked at Twitter. But I was one hell of an evangelist for it, and helped sell governments and corporations on Twitter.
My intentions were never to create the conditions for electing Trump into office. Nor was it to help white supremacists and Russian bot farms spread their filth.
But that’s still on me—I helped.
So what can I do about it? Help the Fediverse happen!
Chris Trottier
Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️⚧️