Since Mastodon saw its initial popularity circa 2017, I've noticed that most users and those reporting on it either don't think about the Fediverse as anything more than Mastodon, or treat its history as beginning with Eugen Rochko and the beginning of Mastodon. In fact, Mastodon is the latest in a long line of federated social networks going at least back to Identi.ca, and though I wasn't around for all of it, I find this history pretty interesting. (Thread; boosts welcome!)

Given that Musk is going all in on Nazi memes and has announced that he will reinstate all of the accounts that were suspended for hate speech and other egregious behavior, Twitter is becoming a real threat to vulnerable and marginalized communities, public figures, and society in general. Please report the Twitter app on the Apple App Store. Here's how: PS. If you agree, don't just like this toot but #PleaseBoost it.

You walk away from the christmas tree for 5 minutes and this happens…

@adamgreenfield @kaxline @DenialShown @ntnsndr I’m aware of the pros and cons to all of the tech I use.

@adamgreenfield @kaxline @DenialShown @ntnsndr not to my knowledge, but there may be an anomoly out there. The real struggles w DAOs, that ive witnessed, is the over reliance of technology to mitigate human relationships and engagement. Thats where many fall apart. They fail understand, anticipate and build for humans first.