“Notes on using a single-person Mastodon server” by @b0rk https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/08/11/some-notes-on-mastodon/

// lots of good observations/information about mastodon and the fediverse

Some thoughts on the reported meeting between former U.S. officials and Lavrov earlier this year—and why it's neither real diplomacy nor a helpful tool for getting to a real peace deal, but rather a trap Haass et al fell into.

https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/fake-diplomacy-isnt-real-diplomacy

Welcome to all the new users fleeing twitter! It's important to remember that the Fediverse (the correct term to describe what people frequently call "Mastodon") isn't Twitter and there are different social rules here. In order to avoid upsetting people who've been here for a while already, here's some guidance:

1. Become ungovernable
2. No snitching
3. Otherwise, do whatever the fuck you want

Hope that helps!

Welcome new twitter expats!

I know for a lot of you this is a temporary migration, and you'll head back once they fix the problems.

But before you go back to twitter, take this thought with you: the owners of twitter don't just push their agendas at you. You already know that, and probably think it doesn't affect you. But what you don't see is how much stuff is gone there now. You don't see who's gone, or what views aren't there anymore