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 threadBroadfork21h 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 threadMostlyTato21h 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 threaddatum (n=1)13h ago

@MostlyTato @Broadfork

but can't be bothered actually being present.

this is a tough one. Do I want the better politicians to spend time chatting on Fedi when their energies could, practically, have higher impact elsewhere?

And most politicians, I believe, don't really handle their own social media, they have a social media manager. (Exceptions include the amazing Senator Simons in Alberta.) So "fedi-first or a mirrored copy from another platform" is kind of moot in those cases.

Town halls are important but if that's all one does, nothing else gets done.

Anyways I'm not trying to make a case or start an argument, just trying to share some thoughts.

Show threadMostlyTato13h ago
@datum @Broadfork
I don't disagree with any of that. I think a realistic approach is valuable... to accept a necessary status quo only as temporary whilst moving towards something better.
The Greens have a lot of experience being in an electoral minority, I'd think they might value the importance in ideology behind Fedi compared to business as usual and at least have some engagement rather than just bridging.
Doesn't take much.
Show threadBroadfork

@MostlyTato @datum I think everyone in public office should have their own personal social media accounts. The content of which only they are responsible.

I’m fine with party/MP’s having a social media presence that’s run by media teams provided this is clear to the audience.

The Green Party EW should have a regional presence on mastodon. I know the longer they go with bridged accounts, the greater chance I will drift away from hearing their messaging.

They have more to gain by doing it.

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