geosocoSep 7, 2023

Famed tech journalist (Walt Mossberg) deletes X account with epic rant at Elon Musk

Veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg announced on Tuesday he was deactivating his X (formerly known as Twitter) account, saying Elon Musk’s takeover of the site turned it into a “cesspool.”...

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/walt-mossberg-elon-musk-twitter-x-b2407123.html

Famed tech journalist deletes X account after epic rant at Elon Musk and his ‘cesspool’ site

Tech writer legend slams X owner Elon Musk for threatening to ban and sue the Anti-Defamation League

The Independent
Show threadenkersSep 7, 2023

He continued on to say he will only be found on Threads, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram

Mastodon: “Am I a joke to you?“ >:(

Show threadgeosocoSep 7, 2023
Someone in another thread said he has a mastodon account. Dunno if he posts there or not.
Show threadBaroqueInMindSep 7, 2023
He looks over 60, so he likely saw all the trans people and rainbows thriving there and his innate Boomer deep fear of something novel and amazing and different took over.
Show threadgeosocoSep 7, 2023
Are they still thriving there? I've seen a few, but there seems to be way more on bluesky.
Show threadCountess425Sep 7, 2023
I spend more time blocking furries on BlueSky than seeing any content of value.
Show threadcsgraves

Just yesterday I had an interaction on Mastodon.social that gave me pause and made me question using even the Fediverse.

Someone posted about KOSA legislation coming to “protect children” from trans people like myself.

Somebody got in the conversation and had a link to an organization that actually uses the terminology “map” to refer to the people who are more properly called pedophiles.

I shut that shit down, deleted my comment, and am seriously considering deleting all of my Fediverse accounts.

Like, I’m not here to make friends, but I am not opposed to it either.

I am here to be informed, entertained, maybe sometimes outraged a little.

Sep 7, 2023 at 9:51pmWeb
Show threadWarmSodaSep 8, 2023
What do you mean by this? What’s a map terminology?
Show threadZodiacSF1969Sep 8, 2023
Minor Attracted Person. Often used by people who are pedophiles or apologists for them.
Show threadWarmSodaSep 8, 2023
Thanks.
I regret asking now. I didn’t need to know that lol
Show threadZodiacSF1969Sep 8, 2023
I’m not sure why one comment is enough to provoke such a reaction from you? Especially since I see these pedophiles and their apologists on other social media too.