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   Sunanda (theorem_poem@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 23:59:21 JST Sunanda

   I don't care if BlueSky gains popularity over Mastodon. At this point, I don't wanna be on the dance floor with the cool kids, imma be in the side room with the five weirdos I like.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 23:59:14 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jeremy Kahn

     @Theorem_Poem @trochee
     I have a lot of sympathy for this POV. That’s certainly the kind of person I am in my own social life, off and online.

     I also believe that there are both individual and societal benefits in having social media that has no single owner, and isn’t an arm of surveillance capitalism.

     I want people to have that choice. And I don’t want frustration, confusion, or hostility to be barriers to it.

     I don’t care whether Bluesky is popular. I do care whether Mastodon is accessible.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 01:16:37 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jeremy Kahn

     @trochee @Theorem_Poem
     Exactly so. And those places should be welcoming, not hostile cliques.

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     Jeremy Kahn (trochee@dair-community.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 01:16:38 JST Jeremy Kahn

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands @Theorem_Poem

     yes; leaning into the metaphorical figure:

     "also there needs to *be* places to escape the cruelties of the cool-kids dance floor"