Gregory's ServerHey everyone I did a cartoon for the Guardian about why Mastodon is my favourite microblogging site. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling
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  @firstdogonthemoon nailed it, including the vibe of (at least some parts of) Mastodon.  @firstdogonthemoon I'm starting to think you might have posted similar messages on other sites, like a rock-star praising <current city> for having the best audience. @karadoc @firstdogonthemoon wait, are rock stars lying to me? since joining mastodon, every third toot I've read has been about <insert social media platform at random> :thinkingwat: @karadoc @firstdogonthemoon yeah I was super confused he doesn’t really say anything good abt mastodon at all (which is fine in and of itself, it’s just misleading to say “it’s a comic about why mastodon rocks” and then that’s not what the comic is) I think you nailed it  @firstdogonthemoon Awesome! But, no nazis on B., you sure? O_o  Mastodon, condescending? Surely not! I mean, I self censor a lot of my activity because it doesn't involve dedicating every waking second to writing open source software and I don't want grief for it, but... Maybe I misread, but I came away from the cartoon thinking Bluesky was your favorite site. Dorsey started #Bluesky specifically because he *didn't* want to kick the Nazis off Twitter. He hated being forced to suspend violent fascists like Trump in the middle of his coup against the US government so much, that he apologized to the fascists, said Trump ban was "wrong for...society" & asked his friend Elon Musk to buy Twitter & take it private to insulate it from shareholders. @firstdogonthemoon omg these replies. well played, Mr Onthemoon.
  @firstdogonthemoon Hey! I’m a shitposter on Mastodon, I’m sure plenty will agree!! @firstdogonthemoon Condescending woke technically chronological shitposts = excellent product moat.   |
@firstdogonthemoon You're a good egg, First Dog.