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Pwnallthethings Jul 1, 2023

Welcome new twitter expats!

I know for a lot of you this is a temporary migration, and you'll head back once they fix the problems.

But before you go back to twitter, take this thought with you: the owners of twitter don't just push their agendas at you. You already know that, and probably think it doesn't affect you. But what you don't see is how much stuff is gone there now. You don't see who's gone, or what views aren't there anymore

Pwnallthethings Jul 1, 2023

It's easy enough to spot what's there. It's *much* harder to spot what's missing. And one of the things I enormously appreciate with this place and a few others is that it highlights just how many important local perspectives on a ton of different important topics just never surface there anymore.

Pwnallthethings

Overton windows shift not just by adding weight on one side of the scale, but by taking it off at the other side, and blasting trash in the middle to confuse and disorientate. You can't easily protect yourself from platform owners doing that on purpose if its your only information source.

Pwnallthethings Jul 1, 2023

Maybe Mastodon isn't for you. That's fine! Different platforms suit different people, though we'll be sad to miss you.

But if you do go back, please be careful to bear this in mind. Disinformation and overton-window-shifting isn't just the obvious agendas pushed into your face that you can ignore. It's also all the info and people that you don't even notice aren't there anymore. So be careful in your travels online, and give it a thought when you get back.

Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer Jul 1, 2023

@Pwnallthethings Good to see you here.

Pophouse Jul 1, 2023

@Pwnallthethings
i'll probably go back to twitter, but just to collect my things and move on. it was fun but now it is done.

Callisto Jul 2, 2023

@pophouse @Pwnallthethings agreed. I enjoyed my time there but this fiasco happening is just a sign of things to come.

Daniel Maunsell Jul 3, 2023

@pophouse @Pwnallthethings what's the problem? I haven't been paying any attention to Twitter. Everyone is just vaguely gesturing to something wring without pointing out anything specific.

Erika Jul 2, 2023

@Pwnallthethings What do you mean? If it’s not there, it’s not there. That’s all.

DwntwnT Jul 2, 2023

@Pwnallthethings
Mastadon doesnt have a translator, & its an issue for me. I do like it here, but its limited.

Andii אַנדִֽי Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings my instance does. Only more major languages but useful to save me resorting to dictionary for the odd German, Italian or Portuguese words I'm unfamiliar with or can't work out

𝓐𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓣𝓲𝓮𝓭𝔂𝓮 𓀤 Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings As long as one can use Chrome to access the Fediverse, Google translate is available.

The one that has been annoying me lately that way is Telegram. Links to Telegram keep wanting to open the Telegram app, and that has no translate feature at all.

I H8 Gaming Jul 2, 2023

@andytiedye @DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings very true but on a phone, this is a pain in the butt. Telegram does have a translate option and it's pretty darned good. On a phone, just long press on the text and it should bring up a translate command.

Julian ♪🌻🥥🌴♫Apr 2, 2024

@IH8Gaming @andytiedye @DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings
Meanwhile, the translate button has disappeared from Twitter and the one on Mastodon works fine for me.

Frank Sonntag Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings

Mastodon does support automated translations, but not many servers turn it on - maybe because the feature depends on external translation services (deepl or libretranslate).

It's always possible your instance admins are prepared to look into enabling translations if you ask them.

Mootpoint Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings
I use the translation app on my phone. It might be a little… clunky, but that helps?

Stéphane Benoit👽Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT @Pwnallthethings if needed you could probably use the web version of your instance and use google translate extension or something like that

Lime Green Gnome Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT
Fedilab app has an onboard translator, it's *mostly* reliable & heck, if you only have to paste out *occasionally* :)
Works on image descriptions too

Mike Ogram Jul 2, 2023

@DwntwnT
Ivory has a Translate option that opens the toot in Google Translate. Seems easy to use.

DwntwnT Jul 3, 2023

@mgoggie
Im sure it is for ppl that understand any part of what you said. Lol

Pēteris Krišjānis Jul 2, 2023

@[email protected] this was so good thing to say. Respect.

Karl Magnacca Jul 2, 2023

@Pwnallthethings The thing is, it's much more noticeable what's not *here*, because there's just a lot less.

Alexey Merz Jul 1, 2023

@Pwnallthethings At this point Twitter is not even serving as a disinformation source. It's effectively shut down.

InnerPartisan Jul 1, 2023

@merz @Pwnallthethings Yup. If Elon the boy genious doesn't reverse his... unquestionably brilliant 69d checkers move, Twitter is, as of today, effectively gone.

Krieger Jul 1, 2023

@Pwnallthethings The only information sources I trust are people in the stink holding up their phones feeding us reality before the press gets a chance to twist it.