It’s super privileged to tell people to “simply stop using Twitter.” People who rely on mutual aid can’t do that here due to much smaller reach (and sometimes even server rules). People have life-saving community on Twitter that doesn’t exist elsewhere.

Ever try sharing a Mastodon link to someone who isn’t a user? It’s a garbage experience and if you run a business or something Mastodon is not the place.

Stop putting the onus on marginalized people to make your platform succeed, that’s a garbage take!!!!!

@shantini have you considered contributing to the Mastodon codebase? It’s open source, right? What would you do to “fix” it (I just got on to Mastodon and don’t know anything)?
@tw1tch
You understand this is an elitist take? 😁
@anttipeltola you will have to explain which is elitist please - my suggestion to contribute in an effort to improve what she sees as deficient or her unwillingness even to acknowledge my suggestion because of my social standing on the platform I just joined?
@tw1tch
If you're working multiple shitty low paid jobs just to keep a roof over your head you don't have energy for "learn to code". That's why this is a privileged take on it.
@anttipeltola she’s a software engineer at Apple.
@tw1tch
Users shouldn't be required to fix UX issues by themselves which Mastodon have plenty. No matter how capable they are.
@anttipeltola it’s an open source project, right? I just cloned the repo and deployed the code to Heroku the other day, so I know it is. If I had the background and understanding (and time) required to make edits to the application, I know I would at least try to fix what I saw as a problem, but I like to tinker.
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