Hi developer friends (esp #opensource -y types), if you have ditched twitter for #Mastodon for ideological reasons (I suspect you are many because... wow.), would you please drop me a note and tell me a little about it? I'd appreciate it. I'm just trying to get an idea of where people are on this right now. I'm feeling very conflicted. For now, I am still cross posting, but I'm feeling ickier by the day. #TwitterMigration Boosts welcome and appreciated.
Right now I'm still letting my Mastodon posts automatically post to the bird and link back to Mastodon, but I start to feel like any participation there is problematic. I feel bad for my friends in DevRel and such who have worked hard to build their communities and for whom Twitter is an important communication tool. I am anxious to see how people adjust.
And at what point is it going to just be unacceptable to post to the bird? I don't think many I know would sign up for Truth social, but will they stay and be boiled frogs as something they used to like slowly becomes Truth social 2.0? What about brands? Many have paused advertising but are still posting. How do you feel about those that continue to participate?
@katherined
Got more follows & followers with Covid crisis & lockdown. Great French medical community & followers. Most still there & seem in a pretty comfy bubble after having blocked zillions of antivaxxers/deniers. I sometimes lurk when in the mood for their personal stories. I'd say 20-40 accounts lead the pack. Mostly, the docs seem to have decided to continue with public messaging given the latest "wave" & hospital crisis. Some are on a mission, others can't do without their online nest...
@katherined To me this feels on the spectrum of shopping at Hobby Lobby/eating at Chick-Fil-A. I don't do either of those things, nor post on Twitter, but I'm not sure I'm ready to judge others for engaging.
The difference, of course, is that Chick-Fil-A doesn't use their sandwiches as a platform to spread their bigotry and hate. Twitter is quickly becoming *only* a platform for that.
@katherined Does this mean you're asking about the acceptability of "flipping the bird"? (Bad joke, sorry) 😄
Seriously though, I don't really put out any of my work related stuff on social media (typically sensitive and for large brands)... so ... I honestly don't know.
Think of it this way - are you ok with content you write going to Mr Musk? 🤔
@katherined Same.
I cross-posted for about a week, but then I realized every interaction, from reading a thread to cross-posting, helps that man child and his awful gang. Literally every interaction strengthens the birds business numbers.
And just like with folks who refused to mask or get their shots, I find myself mentally tsk-tsk'ing folks who remain active on the fowl site.
Might be unfair, and they might be stuck there for the time being, but there you go.
@katherined This is a great point. I don't feel that it is at that point yet, because it really is a tough migration. I have to really try to find news updates and the interaction here is still tiny compared to the bird site. With latest updates from the site like terminating the trust and safety council, I think that time is getting closer and closer.