JustinHanaganAn EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on)
Did somebody tell you it's too confusing?
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/an-extremely-simple-guide-to-mastodon
people_are_cuteThe difficulty is not in using it, the difficulty is having people use it. Social network platforms matter jack shit when the ones you want to actually follow aren’t on it.
OtterBit of a self fulfilling prophecy there
Gotta get people on it in order to have people on it. Doesn’t happen overnight. A handful of people I followed elsewhere have now moved to Mastodon, but it took some time for that to happen
"Slowly, then all at once".
Personally, I think once the journalists and news orgs (finally) get on board, that will inspire government agencies to make the change, and that will be the true tipping point away from 𝕏.
KichaeJournos don't lead, they follow. While ostensibly they're on Twitter to promote their articles, in practice they're there to follow politicians and keep an eye on trending hashtags.
Something buzzworthy needs to happen on the Fediverse first.
Aren’t a few news organizations moving over already? I’ve seen a handful of local journalists shift too