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   Stefano Zacchiroli (zacchiro@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 17:57:52 JST Stefano Zacchiroli

   Here in France the #HelloQuitX initiative https://www.helloquitx.com/ to leave #Twitter/X—and join Mastodon or Bluesky as better options—has gathered a lot of attention: politicians are talking about it in prime time on major medias.

   That's great!

   My only nit with the initiative is that it is *not* encouraging to donate to the chosen Mastodon server (for people choosing that over Bluesky).

   A better social media world also needs users to understand there is no free lunch for hosting costs.

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     Stefano Zacchiroli (zacchiro@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 18:31:32 JST Stefano Zacchiroli

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     BTW, note that while #HelloQuitX is raising money via donations, it looks like it's money that is going to be used for activism/information on a number of IT-related topics.

     That too is great!

     But users should be aware that it is not money going towards making Mastodon hosting sustainable.