Dear Fedi friends,

Next week I have the honor of doing a presentation advocating for the Fediverse in a really prestigious venue (I can't share more now, but I will after it takes place).

I'm currently working on slides and I would love to hear testimonies from YOU. Why the Fediverse is so special to you in contrast to Big Tech platforms (bonus points if you speak French & can reply en français).

I'll share a selection of your testimonies in my slideshow presentation.

Merci beaucoup ❤️

... and now I need to go pick up my child from daycare. I'll be mostly offline for the rest of the day but I look forward to reading your testimonies tonight, when she's asleep 😊

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who wrote in to share what they love about the Fediverse.

I had almost 200 replies (all very thoughtful) and I just spent an hour trying to respond to everyone 😅

Off to sleep now, more inspired than ever. Good night everyone! 🌛

@_elena Pour moi le Fédivers était une échappatoire aux réseaux sociaux "classiques" à la base. Peu de nous admettent qu'ils ont un problème de dépendance excessive sur Facebook, Instagram, et compagnie. Je voulais reprendre main sur ma vie et mes heures tout en promouvant la liberté d'expression, la transparence et le juste traitement d'une plateformes de ses utilisateurs.

Ma session moyenne sur Mastodon est de quelque minutes, cumulant toujours moins d'un tiers d'heure par journée. Celle de Facebook, à l'époque, cumulait aux alentours d'une heure parfois, et je n'en retenais absolument rien.

@_elena I got busy at work that I forgot to reply. The plethora of other reports are more than enough no less :). Thank you Elena for your work.
@_elena I never had the occasion to thank you for your tips about self hosting yuno host. I wouldn't have started without them