Using Mastodon
and the Fediverse is an act of rebellion in itself.
By being here,
you are contributing to grow an alternative system that is led by the people and for the people, not for profits.
By being here,
you are encouraging a solution to a deteriorating social climate that thrives on outrage and the monetization of hate.
By being here,
you are participating to the development of a new system that can slowly build a better world.
Thank you for being here 💚
A big welcome to everyone new to #Mastodon! 👋
You’re going to like it here.
Unlike #Twitter, this place isn’t set up as a race for RTs & likes & feels more like an ongoing conversation. Engagement is high & on the whole, there’s less outrage & more thoughtful content. I’ve been enjoying the chance to get to meet interesting new folks.
Tip: Start with an #introduction & share your interests. @feditips is a helpful follow to get oriented too.
Stop worshipping billionaires.
Elon Musk threw away tens of billions of dollars to buy Twitter, and has spent the last year running it into the ground.
When billionaires take control of our most vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
Oh my goodness... a LOT of new people... 😮 Welcome! 👋
If you need help with using Mastodon and the Fediverse, have a look at:
It's written for a non-technical audience, and hopefully answers most beginners' questions.
If you're looking for accounts to follow, there are lots of ways to do it summarised here:
If you have any problems, ask me and I'll try to help!
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
@ocornut EU cookie law is not the problem. You don't need to ask for consent for essential cookies, like the ones that store your login session ID or the shopping cart in a web store.
Every time you see the cookie popup, it's about selling your browsing data to third parties.
We see these popups everywhere and the reasoning is "the EU did something stupid", but it's the opposite. They caught the thieves red-handed.
"We value your privacy." Yeah, no shit. By putting a monetary value on it.
For Apollo's thank you/memorial page I wanted a fun parody of Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You" to play in the background, and the incredible Zoe Wynns put together an amazing song, with the superb @_chuckyc doing the visuals
I love how this turned out haha
HOW TO SPOT A RIP CURRENT:
IT'S WHERE THE WATER LOOKS EASIEST AND SAFEST, with no waves breaking or rolling in.
NEVER ENTER THE SEA HERE.
If you get caught in a rip, DON'T FIGHT IT. You can't swim back to shore against it; you will become exhausted and drown.
Instead, SWIM ACROSS IT, parallel to shore. You'll soon be out of the current and can then easily swim back.
Boost, please, and make sure your friends and family know this when they hit the beach.
Em 
Sheril Kirshenbaum
Robert Reich
Casey Newton
FediTips has moved!
Pwnallthethings
Bartosz Taudul
Volker Weber
Christian Selig
Marcus Marcius Marcellus