Ken LoweryA thought I had last night re: Mastodon vs. Twitter: I started on Twitter to follow reporters and publications because I had a page budget to fill on my own paper and it made sense to keep track of breaking news. On Mastodon... where does the news come from?
mightygodking@kenlowery this is one of my main concerns with the platform. it's really much more of an analogue to joining forums than it is a true social media network.
John S. Troutman@mightygodking @kenlowery Same, but having a place for friendly conversation devoid of the background radiation of the news cycle definitely fills a niche.
Dan Shive@TheOnlyTrout @kenlowery @mightygodking Wait, the POINT of Twitter is seeing horrible news all the time? OH GOD *Cancels Twitter account, sets computer on fire*