Torsten  

The #Mastodon hype cycle:

1. Egon does something stupid
2. People leave Twitter and join Mastodon
3. Egon recognizes that he did somethig stupid and reverts it
4. People recognize that Mastodon is not Twitter
5. People go back to #Twitter
6. It's getting quieter again at Mastodon

#RateLimit #RateLimitExceeded #RIPTwitter #TwitterDown #Hakendran

Jul 2, 2023 at 10:33amWeb
Show threadMarenda Setco ArdyJul 2, 2023
@tor it's sad but true
Show threadClockworkDollyJul 2, 2023
@tor Actually, I think I might stick around on here, or use both. If Twitter keeps becoming unstuck and I have a feeling it will with pasty-faced Mr Musk at the helm, then many more will migrate to Mastodon. Leave the blue-tick tweeters to chat amongst themselves. Frankly, it’s what Elon deserves, he has screwed up what was a great social media platform. Yes, it had many issues, but for ease of navigation it was good. BlueSky is an alternative, but you need to be invited.
Show threadBrunot KanoJul 2, 2023
@Clockwork_dolly @tor Yeah, same for me. Mastodon reminds of late aughts twitter (which I guess is by design?).
Show threadMorten KjeldgaardJul 2, 2023
@tor Egon Musk huh? And his buddies Benny and Keld Musk.
Show threadTorsten  Jul 2, 2023
@mok0 What many people do not know: his name is actually Egon Murks.
Show threadMorten KjeldgaardJul 3, 2023
@tor Like a true Marvel villain, lol.
Show threadTorsten  Jul 3, 2023
@mok0 "Murks" is German for "botch". I guess Egon Murks only works in the German language ...
Show threadDror BedrackJul 2, 2023
@tor yes, but every cycle Twitter becomes worse and Mastodon better. Only a matter of time.
Show threadTslilJul 2, 2023
it wasn't intentional this time it seems. the something stupid
Show threadDr. Nikolaus Kuno von KnatterJul 2, 2023

@tor

7. Typ mit KI-generierten Profilbild erklärt uns was da abläuft.

Show threadSpaceTeensMachinesJul 2, 2023
@tor Mastodon has a lot of advantages, edit text, longer texts. Disadvantages page loading time is horrible, mastodon needs more investments in this particular issue.
Show threadTorsten  Jul 2, 2023
@ancientspiritus I think that the main problem of Mastodon is the low reach compared to Twitter. If people write something they want others to read it. Mastodon is missing some centralized services such as a server wide search engine and algorithmic filters.
Show threadSpaceTeensMachinesJul 2, 2023
@tor I saw it today, it's unfortunately an open source project. It's not bad, but nobody expects a miracle. 😞
Show threadsmaroukisJul 2, 2023
@tor people should just stay and put the effort in to build community and find people on #mastodon. It's a different experience, but I think a more healthy one for both the individual and society