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 @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern No. The doomsayers were certain that most people would leave, and the place would go the way of…MySpace. Instead, very few are estimated to have left (and not returned.) Respectable folks like Stephen King, AOC, most all journalists are still bathing in that white supremacy cesspool. Reality does not change because I despise Musk. 13 comments
@elkaki @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern I am neither pessimistic nor optimistic, simply observing that Qwitter is alive and kicking, and has not been wish-casted into doom as many were prophesizing,  @staidwinnow @elkaki @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern and is the source for news articles just as often as before. Almost everyone I know moved back after trying the fediverse for a week and seeing it didn't behave exactly like the birdside 🙁 @gigantos @elkaki @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern I always considered the country (US) to be center-right, so this does not surprise me, but it is still depressing to see so many still breathe in that cesspool. @staidwinnow @elkaki @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern talking about non-political IT related news, especially IT security.  @gigantos @staidwinnow @elkaki @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern ,Problems Is If The Twitter Support Group Networks, #Spoonies , & Others, Don't All Or Partial Move To Mastodon, I Know Why People Stay, I Had An Massive Support Networks Or Others To Share Bad Days, Bad Mental Health Days, Bad Chronic Pain Days, Wanna Raise Awareness Or Chat To Others, We Need More Than One Social Media Platforms In Bigger Markets Too, I Miss: #GooglePlus Still 😞 @gigantos @elkaki @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern I was off from Qwitter for abot a year (pre-Musk) and then joined this mastodon instance and POST.News. The latter is decent for news but is buggy. Do not expect news here other than what folks like @GottaLaff provide.  @staidwinnow there are quite a few news sources here if you are looking for that. Here's a post with a list: https://trunks.social/status/connectop.us/@seachanger@mastodon.online/110424637315890435 @johnvenr @staidwinnow this is true…. i think the point about twitter is I didnt have to look. I havent used twitter in a while, but news/sports/events all much more in the forefront @staidwinnow @Meyerweb @gern I think engagement, like # of users posting on a given day, is a much more meaningful metric than number of people who've deleted their accounts. Plenty of people who still have twitter consider it barely usable. And what is it about politicians and millionaire authors that you find respectable? @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern "I think engagement, like # of users posting on a given day, is a much more meaningful metric than number of people who've deleted their accounts." Okay. "And what is it about politicians and millionaire authors that you find respectable?" Their body of work, their lives, and the fact that millions are persuaded by them.  |
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I wouldn't be so pessimistic, no change happens overnight.
With reddit if the power users leave and big subreddits stop existing users will notice a downgrade in quality sooner or later.
Twitter just depends on famous people showing they interact in other platforms. And those platforms to be newbie friendly
We have seen big sites fall off overtime or at least loose relevance for the top spot as the younger generations shift to new things.
@staidwinnow @HeavyMetalWings @Meyerweb @gern
Yet
I wouldn't be so pessimistic, no change happens overnight.
With reddit if the power users leave and big subreddits stop existing users will notice a downgrade in quality sooner or later.
Twitter just depends on famous people showing they interact in other platforms. And those platforms to be newbie friendly