Gregory's ServerHey, from now on, I'll be totally inactive on Twitter.
Goodbye Blue Bird.
Blog-post: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article964/goodbye-blue-bird
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@davidrevoy well done, it has to be a hard decision for you, but I think you're not going to regreet.
Happy to see and read you in the #Fediverse!  @davidrevoy I would like to celebrate, but it's more like a tragedy. But it's no use mourning. Time to move on. @yuki2501 Thank you Cyber Yuki for your message full of empathy. You describe with accuracy my mixed extreme feelings very well with your reply. I'll cope with the loss of a place that was important to me, and I'll try to also celebrate. @davidrevoy Yeah I was thinking that in terms of cartoons, twitter would be more than a mascot, a place that was ravaged by a Tornado and now become a goblins' den, and Pepper & Carrot having to pack their things and leave. @yuki2501 Oh, I can access it here. What I did wrong? If you have an idea for a fix, I can edit. Thanks! @davidrevoy I think it's not on your side, but the site you linked simply died. Poof. 💨 Gone. I'd suggest finding another blog post recommending Mastodon and linking to it. Otherwise, why not making your own blog post about Mastodon? That would be interesting! :blobpopcorn: @yuki2501 Ha, I confirm, the site is gone. The page was probably still on the cache of my browser. I discovered the link here yesterday: https://framapiaf.org/@sheepnik@toot.wales/110187851438841944 ; making my own guide is a good idea, but it's work (but a good idea). I'll redirect somewhere else now. Thanks!  @davidrevoy j'ai un peu le même ressenti que toi : outre le fait que le réseau soit toxique et que je quitte rarement Twitter dans un meilleur état mental qu'en y arrivant, depuis le rachat par Elon, j'ai à la fois explosé mon nombre d'abonné⋅es sur Mastodon ET j'ai l'impression de n'avoir quasiment plus de réponse à ce que je fais sur Twitter. Perso je continue à poster dessus, mais service minimum (= le tweet d'annonce à chaque article), comme ma page Facebook qui est suivie par 3 pelés 😅 Le seul soucis c'est qu'ici vos posts sont noyés dans la masse de certains de mes abonnements. Comment vous faites pour voir facilement les gens qui vous intéressent mais postent peu ? @MlleEllute Il y a plusieurs strategies: repérer celles et ceux qui flood, et "cacher leur reboost". Aussi, mettre la cloche pour ceux qui postent moins, ou ajouter à une liste 'important' qu'on peu regarder à part. Mais c'est vrai, c'est un peu plus difficile. J'éspère qu'un 'algo' verra le jour et que celui-ci sera transparent et configurable par les utilisateur⋅ices pour aider à faire un trie éditorial personnalisé. @davidrevoy @MlleEllute @gee  @davidrevoy Congratulations. I managed to escape Facebook this way in february.
All that remains there is my empty account with #JoinFediverse and picture explaining my reasons behind it. It's awesome to be free 😀 @davidrevoy I did the same sone time ago. No regrets, I don‘t miss it one second. BTW, I only found you and your fantastic comics here on mastodon. @davidrevoy Great post, as always David. As a young artist I saw how Twitter has become from 'great tool to expose your art' to 'NFT, ChatGPT, AIArt', just like you mentioned. Wow. I'm so happy about this. I can't help but see it as a triumph of the Fediverse. Thanks for this @davidrevoy, and congratulations! @davidrevoy Well written. As someone with followers in the lower 3-digits I can't really understand how hard this must be.   Rest in peace... little blue bird, who was born in confidence and hopes. And live on differently.  @davidrevoy I can only imagine how tough this choice was. I had 80-something Twitter followers and relied on it for 0% of my income, and it still took me until December to abandon the platform. I hope the post-bird era continues to bring you satisfaction and prosperity. Hi David, good decision! I was never on Twitter so we never met there, but let me say hi, and welcome, and I hope in a short while you will feel at least as much at home here!  @davidrevoy La mention de l'article que tu as écris un an auparavant rappelle à quel point twitter est en train de tomber très rapidement pour une plateforme qui était majoritaire et assez vielle.
 @davidrevoy @davidrevoy It takes a lot of strength to leave a vast platform like the birdsite, especially for artists. Though, thankfully, it's getting easier all the time. Always glad to have you here. :blobcatcoffee: Wishing you all the best!  @davidrevoy I wish more people and projects would have the courage (and means!) to do as you did. The only reason I still feel like I need to check Twitter is to keep up with the folks that haven't switched yet. It's not easy to leave a huge audience built over many years behind, especially for independent creators. I've been a longtime fan of yours and actions like this are part of why. 😊  @davidrevoy What a proud move. I feel with you, but have to admit: Sounds great to anybody that never was over on twitter.  @davidrevoy Twitter m'a changé la vie - j'y ai rencontré des gens incroyables, y incluant mon mari. C'est triste d'avoir à partir.  @davidrevoy "I'm tired and exhausted of Twitter." I've left my Twitter account behind for the same reasons. Wishing you good fortune here on Mastodon!   It is sad how an ill tempered monarch annihilated a popular social destination, even if it was kind of a corporate controlled mall. @davidrevoy Funny, I did the same today. At least the orgs that refuse to take a stand can't call me a hypocrite anymore. @davidrevoy A wise decision. I guess it was difficult, because Twitter remains very ingrained in our culture. But there is a time to act according to our values & our convictions, as you perfectly said. You offer us a pleasant reading (big bonus), thank you ❤️ 🧙♀️ @davidrevoy I stopped using Twitter very shortly after Elon Musk took over, but I kept both of my accounts so that no one can impersonate me or my company.  Twitter is a somber, but shining example of what Billionaires (and wealthy people in general) do to society. Sadly, most won't learn this lesson. @davidrevoy nice painting of the blue bird to illustrate the blog 👍🏻 bit of a sad story but very recognizable 😌   @davidrevoy @Rakun Thanks! And very good taste for the Grandia avatar. It's one of my favorite Manga stylizations. 😍 @davidrevoy Congratulations! At some point, you (especially) might want to look at Tweetback https://github.com/tweetback/tweetback - it creates a nice little archive of your history that, when they update their registry, the individual archives cross-link to each other.  @davidrevoy It's a big step, turning your back on a social media giant. Especially when it's part of how you promote the work you make a living from. I'm trying to figure out this lovely image... because "cute blue bird taking a nap" is not how I see twitter right now. Maybe it's the spirit of what Twitter used to be, long ago, now homeless and wandering. @davidrevoy After your post in Twitter I decided to create a profile on Mastodon. @Pixel_Lime Hey, welcome. 🙂 You have a cool portfolio on https://blenderartists.org/u/pixel_lime/activity/portfolio , I'll follow your stylised 3D artworks! I'm sure you'll find a lot of good account with browsing the #b3d and #mastoart and more. Have a good time here. @davidrevoy Just a few questions: 1. Are you a #Blender 3D/2D artist or what? Maybe you using Krita to draw your artworks? 2. One day, when I were testing Nostr, I saw that Eugen Rochko boosted your post. Are you on Nostr, do you know what it is...and what ever software/tools do you use to make your artworks? Thanks in advance for reply. @expertmanofficial Hey, 1. I'm a 2D artist mainly, using Krita on GNU/Linux and only open-source since 2009. I also use Blender, and I worked at the Blender Foundation on movies and producing training material. On my webcomic, I use mainly Krita, and Inkscape for the speech bubbles and texts, and I spice sometimes my complex backgrounds with Blender. 2. No idea about Nostr; I went and read its page on Wikipedia. First time I read about it. @davidrevoy Thanks kindly for the response! 1. Wow, didn't know that. Hearing about Inkscape software for the first time... 2. I hope you did read a correct article, since I'm talking about this: https://nostr.com @davidrevoy Good to hear. It can't be an easy choice to make as an artist as you probably want to reach as many people as possible with your artwork, but with the current state of Twitter, it makes sense to leave. |
@davidrevoy Une décision que je soutiens. J'ai fait la même chose il y a quelques semaines/mois. Non seulement je m'en porte mieux 🙂 mais je réalise de plus que l'engagement sur l'oiseau bleu avait quelque chose de biaisé. Ici, il flotte un tout autre parfum.