Erin KissaneApr 30, 2023

I meant to be finishing a post about books I'm reading but I got distracted and wrote ~2500 words about Mastodon and Bluesky and the related things (welcoming design, insular culture) I've been stewing on for a few months

And also about vegetarian meat substitutes in the 1980s, which were *really something*

https://erinkissane.com/blue-skies-over-mastodon

Show threadWilliam Pietri
@kissane "smelled like nutritional mummy" and "tasted like macrame owl" have me laughing so hard I'm in literal tears. So very on the nose for a slice of my childhood.
Apr 30, 2023 at 11:19pmWeb
Show threadWilliam PietriApr 30, 2023
@kissane And now that I've made it all the way, thank you for an excellent and punchy piece. "Linux-on-the-desktop mode" seems spot on for my experience so far, and I hope we can change it.
Show threadErin KissaneApr 30, 2023
@williampietri the general ambiance of wet vitamins in those years…
Show threadWilliam PietriApr 30, 2023
@kissane I really wanted to like carob! But then I was a very earnest kid.
Show threadMx. Aria StewartMay 1, 2023
@williampietri @kissane The cultural smells of my people!