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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Nov-2022 17:28:00 JST Chris Trottier

   Thanks, but I don't write for "most people".

   I write first for myself and my own enjoyment.

   If it benefits anyone else -- bonus!

   However, if it bothers you, oh well ?♂️

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Nov-2022 17:27:57 JST Chris Trottier

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     To those Twitter migrants who are generally pissed off about all this talk regarding the Fediverse:

     We talk about it because it's critical information.

     If you operate a car, you better know how the brakes work.

     On the last social network you were on, you were essentially driving a car without breaks.

     Mastodon, and other apps, have the equivalent of brakes. It's called "federation".

     優noD ??????? repeated this.
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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Nov-2022 17:27:58 JST Chris Trottier

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     All right, so the more I think about this, it seems there's a lot of folks who are reluctant Mastodon users -- and they really don't like the notion of a Fediverse.

     They perceive the Fediverse as a nerd concern -- and they sure as hell aren't nerds!

     However, despite that there's a plethora of Twitter clones on the Internet, you're here on the Fediverse.

     You're here with the nerds.

     Because the nerds built something. And the nerds are telling you how that thing they built works.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Nov-2022 17:27:59 JST Chris Trottier

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     So I just don't understand why so many newbs like ⬆️ that guy seem so angry.

     He's not the first guy like this. So what's going on?

     Is it just the sentiment on Twitter right now?

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Nov-2022 17:28:14 JST Chris Trottier

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     So I'm going to be especially nerdy right now. If you don't like it, tough.

     Want to avoid yet another social network that crashes and burns?

     Learn how federation works!

     If an instance you're on is terrible, migrate to another.

     If you're encountering trolls and neo-Nazis, block their entire instance.

     If you want complete control over social media, start your own instance.

     Federation: those are your brakes. Now don't crash your car!