@Gargron IMHO, Twitter was already in the toilet by 2016. I'd been on for 5 years with no issues when the place suddenly turned into a rat's nest of fascists, trolls, bots, clueless celebrities, spammers and Russiagaters.

I couldn't have discovered Mastodon soon enough, especially after getting this little love note from Twitter in early '18:

@Gargron eh voila

@Gargron what if the billionaire gives a number that makes you billionaire will you sell Mastadon? Herr

@Gargron 🔥🔥

@Gargron hahahha so true. All the mess he is doing right now only makes mastodon even stronger #twitter #elonmusk #elon #musk #tesla #internet #mastodon

@Gargron Someone had foresight.

@Gargron you talk about moosk, yes? 🐮

@Gargron Ha! You gave yourself away, I guess. Are you the one "leaking" these rumors in order to boost mastodon and the fediverse? 😁

@Gargron these days, social media has become a mess

@Gargron Twitter is and has been a cesspool for a long long time, it's only going to get worse.

I appreciate your efforts, thanks for Mastodon.

@Gargron hello sir, quick question does the IOS App for Mastodon have any plans to adopt a built in translate button? Such a thing could help convince more people to switch over

@Gargron This app looks pretty sweet. I look forward to better moderated discussion!

@Gargron

@Gargron Made a good call there. Let's just hope that this site doesn't devolve into a hellhole like Twitter. :(

@Gargron fuck Bernie

@Gargron why you had to talk? That's witchcraft xD

@Gargron Unfortunately, he just did. That is why I came over here.

@Gargron And you were quite right.

@Gargron love to see how this grows 🐘

@Gargron

It seems you were not wrong!

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thank you

@Gargron still learning, but this feels neat. I also appreciate all the clients available on iOS.

@Gargron Genuinely odd motivation considering every major social media platform was already owned by the super rich, but thankful for Mastodon regardless.

@Gargron We're stuck in some kind of neoliberal time loop

@Gargron that is why I am here now, thanks.

@Gargron funny to think this was 2016. If I would’ve stuck around Mastodon more after that, I would’ve saved myself much mental anguish.

@Gargron Wow

@Gargron exactly. Is time for mastodom to thrive

@Gargron Is it not strange that nearly all tech "stars" nowadays have psychological issues? It is nice that they can succeed in the society, but I doubt that I approve the tendency. Having someone with ASD deciding what is socialy acceptable is laughable.

@Gargron it is amazing at how technology companies change. #ElonMuskBuyTwitter #elonmusk #elonmusktwitter

@Gargron Prophetic! Now, do you have the winning numbers for the next Powerball Lottery drawing? Please and thank you.

@Gargron thanks for Mastodon!

@Gargron Maybe I should revive my idea to do a similar approach for Facebook. You have done a great job here. Very inspiring.

@Gargron Smart man! ;)