Hello everyone!
I write my bachelor's thesis about Mastodon as an alternative social network and how its users perceive the platform.
I would be gratful if you would participate in my survey:
(The link is deactivated now)
It only takes 10-15 minutes and would help me a lot.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
In case you want to support me, you can repost the access link, which would also help me.
Thank you!
Why do you repeatedly say that Mastodon is "alternative" ?
It's just social media, like all other social media.
Sure, it's an alternative to other social media, but TikTok is an alternative to Facebook, which is an alternative to Reddit, etc., etc.
The wording makes it seem like all other social media is normal and standard, but Mastodon is somehow strange and different.
That seems circular to me:
you say Mastodon is "alternative" media.
And that's why you call it "alternative" media.
If the usage was, say
"… an alternative to centralised social media"
or
"… an alternative to FB/X/TikTok"
I could understand, but I read the usage as being just like the phrase "alternative medicine", which has connotations of being weird, and not based on proven scientific facts.
Paula
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