NoChameleonHereJul 7, 2023
Helen Czerski
Favourite summary of the current situation, from the Guardian and @firstdogonthemoon : https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Twitter is burning, Bluesky is smug. Where is the best place to do your pathetic doomscrolling?

Here is First Dog on the Moon’s handy guide to the dystopian social network you should be on

The Guardian
Jul 7, 2023 at 6:48amWeb
Show threadOblomovJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski if you don't see shitposters in your timeline here you're following the wrong people ;-)
Show threadrad ⚙️🇱🇧🇵🇸Jul 7, 2023
@oblomov @helenczerski point me towards some! Need my timeline to be much more fun :v
Show threadJoakim ForsJul 7, 2023
@radbirb @oblomov @helenczerski try @JonBaker
Show threadJeroen BaertJul 8, 2023
@joakimfors @radbirb @oblomov @helenczerski @JonBaker followed!
Show threadCoolFrogJul 7, 2023
@radbirb
Try @Chronomyst
Show threadJoakim ForsJul 7, 2023
@radbirb @oblomov @helenczerski … also follow more people, and hashtags, (you can always unfollow later). In my experience your TL starts to really come alive at ~200 follows.
Show threadrad ⚙️🇱🇧🇵🇸Jul 7, 2023
@joakimfors @oblomov @helenczerski I didn’t actually know mastodon even let you follow hashtags, will definitely be taking advantage as compared to twitter hashtags these seem much more sane :,v , huge thanks! Will be following all the accounts recommended to be aswell
Show threadOblomovJul 7, 2023
@radbirb @helenczerski
in addition to the other recommendations, consider some heavy booster like @Binder
Show threadJune 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵Jul 7, 2023
@radbirb @oblomov @helenczerski I'd recommend @ancient_catbus also that entire instance is a shitposting one
Show threadRowinSpeezJul 7, 2023
@radbirb @oblomov @helenczerski I post lots of original shit, some better some worse, and at least a daily #playlist some of which are pretty shitposty
Show threadGlennJul 7, 2023
@oblomov @helenczerski Or, just maybe, the right people.😃
Show threadMartin 🎶💻🤓🐱Jul 7, 2023
@helenczerski This blog post about Threads is doing the rounds... https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing
Facebook's Threads is so depressing

Like a $19 turkey sandwich at an airport

JOG Blog
Show threadCoprolite9000Jul 7, 2023
@helenczerski
(First Dog is on here at @firstdogonthemoon !)
Show threadBrekekekiwiJul 7, 2023
@coprolite9000 @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon this is an important service, thank you
Show threadChris OwensJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon @cawhitworth Love First Dog On The Moon. The cartoon about losing his dog Peanut was one of the most moving cartoons I’ve ever read.
Show threadMackajJul 7, 2023

@helenczerski

There's a t-shirt opportunity there:

Mastodon
Woke 'n Proud

😁

@firstdogonthemoon

Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayJul 7, 2023

@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon

well at least someone at The Gruaniad has noticed #Mastodon....

Show threadMushifootJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Buckets!
Show threadAxel BerganderJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski
Show thread3wombatsJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski It’s pretty accurate
Show threadMartijn VosJul 7, 2023

Mastodon has dedicated Nazi servers. They're walled off, but they're definitely there.

So to win this with full marks, Mastodon just has to increase its shitposting and seek dominion over the Earth.

(I'm not on Mastodon, by the way.)

Show threadTorbjörn BjörkmanJul 7, 2023

@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon "I joined Twitter in 2008 and I'm proud to say that like everyone else on here I have not read a book since."

😂😂😂😂

Show threadGolden Leaf BooksJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Do you know what they meant by "woke mind virus"?
Show threadIshmael LastingJul 7, 2023
@GoldenLeafBooks @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon It's a phrase used by right-wingers to explain why their social conservatism isn't as popular as they'd like it to be. Their opponents have been infected by the 'woke mind virus'. I think Musk has used this phrase himself on that vanity social media platform he bought for himself.
Show threadGolden Leaf BooksJul 7, 2023
@ishmaellasting @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon that's what I thought, but wanted to be sure. Thank you for clarifying for me!
Show threadMajor Denis BloodnokJul 8, 2023
@GoldenLeafBooks @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Musk used the expression recently on his journey towards full fash; like "political correctness" 20 years ago, it means more or less anything fash don't like.
Show threadFish HeadJul 8, 2023

@GoldenLeafBooks @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon

“Woke mind virus” is injected with the microchips in Covid vaccines. Part of what makes the spoon stick to your neck. Or maybe the microchips have a virus? So complicated.

Show threadGolden Leaf BooksJul 8, 2023
@ScottAkenhead @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Oh, so it's the thing that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is putting in the water to turn the frogs gay. Got it.
Show threadbroonJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon mastodon/fediverse has both a chronological timeline and "shitposters" though?
Show threadepiloniousJul 7, 2023

@byroon @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon

The problem is... if a popular instance or your instance goes down, gets overloaded, or has some sort of moderation/bot-spam snafu that requires partial/total defederation... the timeline suddenly /isn't/ chronological: Toots disappear or refuse to load... and users are caught in a horrid half state reminiscent of "Trying to get the critical website to fully load over spotty wifi"

This is both a feature and a bug. As what usually doesn't load is some sort of Drama-laden flame-war nobody really should be giving attention-to (gasoline on the fire), but what is the Internet-for if not finding the biggest drama-laden flame-war to gawk-at?

Show threadmuzJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon I got a twitteresque site for you: the ancient roman FORUM... No one could get cancelled there! If you tried to cancel someone you'd get stabbed! That's why it still drives the woke mafia insane to this day
Show threaderaitchJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Needs a line comparing which platforms have active hashtags featuring photos of moss
Show threadCoprolite9000Jul 7, 2023

@eraitch @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon
As a prolific contributor to both #mosstodon and #lichenSubscribe - hah, yep!

(Including some below just on principle...)

Show threadCoprolite9000Jul 7, 2023
@eraitch @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon
(To give you an idea of the wonderful power moss has over this platform - posting that picture above earned me 20 favourites, four boosts and two new followers. Flipping 'eck!)
Show threadFirstdog OnthemoonJul 7, 2023
@coprolite9000 @eraitch @helenczerski i love moss!
Show threadCoprolite9000Jul 8, 2023
@firstdogonthemoon @eraitch @helenczerski
Join us! Be one with the moss!
Show threadWoedenazJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon What do they mean with Mastodon "technically" having a Chronological timeline?
Show threadSupportive Tree-based lifeformJul 7, 2023

@Woedenaz

@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon

Sometimes posts get lost due to inter-server issues. I don't think this is as much a mastodon thing as a federated protocol thing, which means it will likely affect bluesky if they ever deliver on some kind of federation.

Similar to when you get an email that shows up way late.

Show threadWoedenazJul 7, 2023
@Basic_Bench @helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Ah, so, it's an ActivityPub issue? If that's the case, hopefully that can be fixed in time.
Show threadepiloniousJul 7, 2023

@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon

A very important row that I feel got left out:

"Tiddies?" (Twitter: YES!, Bluesky: YES!, Threads "ABSOLUTELY NOT!", Mastodon: "YES! (and usually properly blurred/CW'd by default)")

Show threadbeforewisdom Jul 7, 2023

@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon

Great cartoon, but not what I have personally seen of those platforms.

I read a review of BlueSky where the journalist criticized them for sending the initial group of invitations to substack authors, which sadly has a high concentration of right wing authors.

The closest thing I've seen to a Nazi on Mastodon was some Easter European defending the owner and developer of Lemmy for being a tankie ( an authoritarian communist ).

I haven't seen any "woke" minds on BlueSky. Just adolescent jokes like on Twitter.

As far as owners seeking world domination I find sad and naive that BlueSky users think that will apply to BlueSky if it gets a chance to grow.

Show threadmirabilosJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon from what I’ve heard, R2C2 is incorrect
Show threadDonna Bee CheerfulJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon
This is the guide we needed today 😅
Show threadnatriumchlorideJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon nooo justice for mastodon shitposters
Show threadAllen B. SkyeJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon LibsofTikTok is on the threads machine, so the Nazis already have a leader over there.
Show threadgavinisdie Jul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon the only downside that Mastodon has is the lack of Shitposters
Show threadAlvaroJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon I would like to see #spoutible also included in this chart
Show threadLaplaceDaemon🇵🇸Jul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon Bluesky should probably get a ,,not yet?‘‘ in the Nazi category as well, there not being Nazis is probably just a combination of it being invite only and Twitter being 1940 Germany at the Moment. I don’t see why Bluesky would be inherently Nazi resistant, especially considering who owns it.
Show threadMagitismJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon I wanna be woke typhoid Mary
Show threadStealthnessJul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon should also have "can you be anonymous?"
Show threadÉibhear 🔭Jul 7, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon I'm off to read a book now.
Show threadAcausal Robot GodJul 8, 2023
@helenczerski lol blue sky shit posters have nothing on mastodon
Show threadAngelaJul 8, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon what do they mean technically? It's always chronological ime
Show threadRagnell the Mildly UnpleasantJul 8, 2023
@helenczerski Out of the listed evils I will take the wokemindvirus any day.
Show threadRagnell the Mildly UnpleasantJul 8, 2023
@helenczerski shitposters, of course, are not an evil.
Show threadKenBallwegJul 9, 2023
@helenczerski @jkottke social media glut angst seems to be the flavor of the day.
Show threadColinJul 14, 2023
@helenczerski @firstdogonthemoon no spoutible mention?