So I started building a PESOS site for my twitter archive, and I think the MVP is complete though not stress-tested for my full data set.

Originally I was going to link to the twitter API to pull in new content but now I think I'll switch to POSSE (my notes cross posted to other social) or maybe PESOS from mastodon with my twitter archive as the history for a new "notes" collection.

Anyway, here's a preview and the source code
https://neon-sunflower-ab7397.netlify.app/
https://github.com/siakaramalegos/pesos-tweets-11ty

#IndieWeb

reasons mastodon's "viral dampening effect" is a good thing:

👉🏻 no "main character of the day"
👉🏻 no free text searching for people to get angry at (and harrass)
👉🏻 doomscrolling is *actually bad for you* and not a thing we should be trying to replicate
👉🏻 birdsite's virality is heavily driven by actual paid advertising and bots. You think that "Explore" tab gets its content organically? really? That's not making connections between people, it's about driving sales.

Mastodon is not, and should not be, a 1:1 replacement for Twitter. But it *can* be a new place for you to make valuable connections with other human beings. #twitter #twittermigration

Another quick PSA for the newcomers:

There is no Mastodon.

As in, there is no entity out there called Mastodon that needs to "get it together" or "make things easier."

Every server is a unique collection of hardware and software operated by a unique team of (usually) volunteer humans funded by (usually) donations.

Some days will be smoother than others. We new folks have flooded the network. Cut the volunteers some slack. Better yet, offer support.