Jon WorthAug 2, 2023

One of my oldest friends, and someone I trust greatly, told me straight up today I ought to be back on Twitter for my effort to get selected for the EP list for the Grüne

In terms of audience reach he is right

But in terms of ethics he is not - I want nothing to do with the Musk-run place

It is *our responsibility* to make alternatives work, and to line up our ethics with our actions. So this campaign will not be tweeted, and I will make the very best of Mastodon (and Peertube, Bluesky) I can

Show threadPeter Shaw

@jon - Respect your principles, Jon, but I would see it differently:

Make Musk work for you, not vice versa. Turn a bad person into a useful vehicle.

Mit andren Worten: Keep strictly to notifications and updates, do not enter into interactive debates, dialogue or hobnobbing. It's incidentally what quite a few political accts do.

Aug 2, 2023 at 4:46pmWeb
Show threadPeter ShawAug 2, 2023

@jon

PS:

Not telling you what to do, or knowing better. As mentioned, I respect your stance. Just offering a different perspective.

Show threadJon WorthAug 2, 2023
@pcsoblahdeehell Sure, I get that. *But* also I very much want to be fair to people, and have fair conversations - not just broadcast.
Show threadPeter ShawAug 2, 2023

@jon

Yup.

My thought was just offered in the spirit of "thought ferment", not "trouble foment".

Show threadJon WorthAug 2, 2023
@pcsoblahdeehell That's the crux though: there is no way a Musk run Twitter is going to work for me. I am not paying him money. The algorithm is not in my favour.
Show threadPeter ShawAug 2, 2023
@jon 👍