Partisan Quick Guide To X Alternatives
So, you're finally deciding to leave X. Good for you. Here are your choices and you can pick more than one:
1. Threads - Commercial (Meta). Lots of popular ex-X accounts. Looks like X. No ads yet. Algorithm driven.
2. Bluesky - Commercial (Private). Looks like X, No ads yet. Customizable algorithm.
3. Mastodon - Open System Collective. Totally Awesome. Doesn't look like X. Threads/Bluesky bridges. No Algorithm (That's a good thing!)
@mastodonmigration I cannot imagine a scenario where the commercial sites DON'T go down the same evil paths Twitter did. Hell, Threads is already there-only a fool thinks Zuckerberg is their friend.
Mastodon is the option, period. Using anything else is to support the disinformation movement. If anyone still thinks having a lot of "followers" matters more, they need to take a breath and take a good look at what has just happened.
@W6KME @mastodonmigration There's a very good argument that a social media site can't make money unless it monetizes user content via advertising. Even the most well-intentioned owners will resort to manipulation to sustain and boost revenue.
Users, though, need to understand that support and financing doesn't come by magic.
Yup! It is a really good idea to support your instance server. You can do this by going to the server name /about page (https:// [server name]/about) which will generally have a link to a patreon or something. Setting up a monthly donation of a few dollars is really cool! 🕶️
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