datum (n=1)1d ago

Hey Mastodon check it out: national Green leaders are coming to Fedi!

any others?

#Green #GreenParty #MastodonMigration

Zack Polanski (@[email protected])

3.69K Posts, 0 Following, 1.15K Followers · Green Party Leader. London Assembly Member. 🏳️‍🌈 (bot from x to mastodon managed by mastox.eu, contact @admin for any information)

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Show threadBroadfork1d ago

@datum Zack Polanski’s account is bridged. It’s better than having no presence on the fediverse but only just.

Bridged accounts offer no interaction. I follow some for information but I will not boost them.

Show threadMostlyTato1d ago
@Broadfork @datum
Same here. I'm somewhat ambivalent about it. It's a presence but more for reach for interaction, which is antithetical to my fedi use. I sometimes block such accounts because they are injecting X content into Mastodon but can't be bothered actually being present.
Show threadBroadfork1d ago

@MostlyTato I mostly do the same. I don’t like seeing x content in the fediverse. Unfortunately the GPEW only have a small presence on mastodon so I follow this account for info.

Sadly, they probably equate lack of boosts on these bridged accounts as lack of support for setting up an actual presence on mastodon.

I would like to see a Green Party EW instance on mastodon.

Molly Scott Cato, Green MEP, was here briefly back when people asked for political toots to be behind a CW.

@datum

Show threadMostlyTato1d ago
@Broadfork @datum
For me that's the entire problem: attitude.
Seeing not getting support as a reason not to engage, when you can't be bothered engaging in the first place to get support, is an attitude problem.
Just because I agree with many of their policies doesn't mean they automatically deserve my vote.
The saying 'be the change you want to see' very much applies to Fedi Vs X and Facebook.
Show threadrooftopjaxx1d ago
@MostlyTato @Broadfork @datum
FWIW @ZackPolanski has had an account left dormant since one of the bigger eXodus times
Show threadBroadfork

@rooftopjaxx Yes, he migrated over and gave the platform a go a few years back.

It’s encouraging to see from his toots back then that he has stayed true to his principles. Especially when so many politicians from other parties u-turn from one week to the next.
@MostlyTato @datum @ZackPolanski

Apr 3 at 1:05pmWeb