@shansterable
Left Twitter
Joined Pixelfed
Started using LibreOffice
Deleted my LinkedIn account
Deleted my Instagram account
Deleted my Facebook account
Deleted my Facebook Messenger account
Started using Signal
Opened a Tutamail account
(Protonmail
)
Started using Camel Case for hashtags
Started adding alt text to 100% of my images
And I'm thinking Linux is looking pretty good right now.
#SocialMedia #OpenSource #BoycottMeta #TwitterRefugee #BigTech
To any new arrivals here on the fediverse - you are welcome here.
Any step one can make to move away from the domination of proprietary platforms, technologies and all kinds of billionaires and fascists, is a potentially good thing. Things might be confusing to you at first, as all change can be difficult. Things are definitely not perfect here either and the fediverse has its own set of problems, but there are many helpful and friendly communities here. I wish you that you find your people (and foxes, and cats etc)
I would also like to respectfully ask the people who moved here to refrain from calling yourself #TwitterRefugee or #RedditRefugee or anything like that. An alternative is simply saying that you left a certain platform, or moved away.
I would like to encourage you to learn more about what it is like to be a refugee, and if it is possible for you, consider donating to organizations that help refugees. One such example of an organization is: https://www.pah.org.pl/en/ukraine
Being a refugee is tied to a lot of harship and severe trauma, to put it mildly, and using this word to describe changing social media platforms is not adequate.
But, what did I expect from such perfect timing as promoting Twitter/X in 2024 …
Qu'est-ce qu'il faut encore aux gens pour quitter twitter alias X??
Qui était déjà pas net avant, opacité des algorithmes manque de personnel modération approximative voire pire, polarisation des débats, etc… mais maintenant ça va juste devenir la tribune des fachos.
Bassem Youssef a été exclu de X, et c'est pas fini…
Pas assez de monde ici…!!
Oh dang! Musk changed Twitter’s algorithm to prioritize his tweets and make sure they’re at the top of everyone’s feed. So glad I left! https://apple.news/ATKYCgatHSOq3O74_Sal0hQ
Also interesting insight into how European countries hold the power to stop Musk.
M’yello. I am giving Mastodon another shot. So here’s another #introduction :
I am a #TwitterRefugee from The Great Migration.
I love humor, jokes and funny toots.
I love to read. Mostly horror and thriller.
I love art doodling and music.
Also, not that it defines my life, but I am just now embracing my #ADHD and how it affects my daily existence.
Ein Quantenhexer im Ruhestand. Ursprünglich Kommunikationsdesigner. Nö, das ist nicht mein richtiger Name. Jo, das ist meine Silhouette. Beheimatet in Hamburg. Liebt die Natur mehr als den Menschen. Technik- und Technofreak. Hilfsbereit. Ex-Gangster. Psychoseerfahren. Antitheist. Linksgrüner Kiffer. #Antifa #FCKAFD, #LGBTQ #ADHD #TwitterRefugee #Iliketolike #etcetera
@Ivory An IPad app for Threads
?
Some web developers have moved on to make clients for other platforms. For instance, the makers of Tweetbot created Ivory for Mastodon. But Threads, with its nearly 100 million monthly active users, is a particularly green pasture compared to Mastodon, Bluesky, & all the other X alternatives that have come along recently.
#JohnMastodon #IAmMastodon #TwitterExodus #TwitterRefugee #TwitterRIP #Fediverse #Artifact #Threads #Ivory #Tapbots
Ich bin heute genau ein Jahr auf #mastodon
**Mastodon funktioniert für mich**.
#Twix funktioniert schon lange nicht mehr.
Anfangs war ich parallel auch an mastodon.social angemeldet. Das hatte damals wg. massivem Zulauf heftige Perfomance Probleme.
Das mit der Föderation habe ich schnell begriffen und bin so auf muenchen.social gelandet.
Das offene #fediverse ist überhaupt das stärkste Argument für #Mastodon . Ich hoffe dass das bekannter wird und noch mehr Zulauf bekommt.
So far, @ivory seems to be ahead in the race of which app people use when they access Mastodon. Feel free to participate in the ongoing poll at Artifact.
https://artifact.news/posts/p/353074238061697708?s=7010154412456143541
@evawolfangel Ich bin ebenfalls #twitterrefugee nun seit recht genau einem Jahr #neuhier.
Der Timeline Algorithmus drüben war schon ein zweischneidiges Schwert.
Interessante Themen mit viel Interaktion waren schneller präsent -
"Die News finden dich"
Auf Mastodon geht vieles auch unter wen man nicht ständig online ist.
Der Algorithmus fördert aber auch klar den Filterblasen-Effekt und den Trend zur Radikalisierung durch polarisierende Tweets.
Tune in to watch POTUS deliver the Oval Office address this evening at 8PM EST.
https://www.youtube.com/live/WMRs97QZY48?si=xfKLiQ4iWpwXQfHP
#POTUS #OvalOfficeAddress #PresidentBiden #PrimetimeAddress #WhiteHouse #USA
#JohnMastodon #IAmMastodon #TwitterExodus #TwitterRefugee #TwitterRIP #Fediverse #Artifact #Threads
Vegas: The Sphere
Me: 7 Words: Shine On You Crazy Diamond David Gilmour
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/las-vegas-sphere-reactions-cost-eye-concert-b2424150.html
New instance & #introduction: Hi. I am a freelance economist (hired as a consultant) with an interest professionally and personally in public policy that improves public wellbeing/welfare — it's not a fixed size pie, nor is it infinite; with effort, we can make things better. I was a #twitterRefugee, but this place is a fine home, now — lots of news & a way to scan topical literature. I try to get outside every day — it helps. So does #running! Often post #photos. More in my header/profile.
I haven't been in Twitter for awhile and I'm pushing a big fundraiser so figured it's a waste of resources to not push there, while I still have access to it.
But in this time I was away, owner of the platform has gone from "I pretend to support Ukraine" to full "I'm gonna spread russian propaganda openly and try to get you all killed by withdrawing support"
For the love of God, please try to get your friends to switch to whatever, even Threads will be better at this point.
General Mark Milley makes all of us proud
Picture courtesy of @MeidasKiesha
#GeneralMarkMilley #USArmy #USA #UnitedStatesConstitution #Proud
#JohnMastodon #IAmMastodon #TwitterExodus #TwitterRefugee #TwitterRIP #Fediverse #Artifact #Threads #BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue #PresidentBiden
NEW: The Biden-Harris campaign has relaunched their official digital rapid response account for the 2024 election.
The Threads account is @bidenharrishq. Make sure to give it a follow.