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   Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:46:50 JST Eugen Rochko

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   Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.

   https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/

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     Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™ (groupnebula563@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:46:50 JST Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™

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     @Gargron thank you for all you've done so far! here's to many more years of non-predatory social media!

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     jilleduffy (jilleduffy@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:49:08 JST jilleduffy

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     @Gargron Thank you for your service to this community, and I appreciate your honest words in your decision to step down

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:49:16 JST dansup

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     @Gargron You've done an amazing job, thank you and best wishes on your next journey!

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     Aris Leepvogel, gelukzoeker ✅ (leepvogel@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:51:14 JST Aris Leepvogel, gelukzoeker ✅

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     @Gargron Thank you for your work.

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     Prem Kumar Aparanji 👶🤖🐘 (prem_k@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:53:08 JST Prem Kumar Aparanji 👶🤖🐘

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     @Gargron thank you, God bless and godspeed!

     Yes, #fediverse is the last bastion for community platforms against the corporate model that eventually, and inevitably, devalues into a self-sustaining greed cycle.

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     David Schmidt (individual8@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:53:52 JST David Schmidt

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     @Gargron I truly appreciate all the work you put into initiating this effort. Mastodon will undoubtedly evolve into the platform we all hope for, and you will be a key figure in its development.

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     os112 (os112@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:53:52 JST os112

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     @Gargron "Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne ..." (H. Hesse, Stufen)

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     joy larkin 🌺✨ (joy@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:53:58 JST joy larkin 🌺✨

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     @Gargron

     Thank you so much for everything. :BlobhajHeart:

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     MoveFastAndFixThings (gwilymgj@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:55:51 JST MoveFastAndFixThings

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     @Gargron you’re amazing. This is a story I will tell the kids.

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     Mike Hindle (mikehindleuk@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 17:59:18 JST Mike Hindle

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     @Gargron "The fediverse is an island within an increasingly dystopian capitalist hellscape. And from my perspective, Mastodon is our best shot at bringing this vision of a better future to the masses."

     Amazing 🤩 Wishing you all the best best, Eugen and thank you for everything you have done 🙏🏻

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:02:16 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • Felix Hlatky
     • Renaud Chaput

     RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969

     I am passing the torch to @mellifluousbox, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #Mastodon since 2020 and has been instrumental in evolving the organization, raising funds, and growing the team to get us to where we are now. With @haubles and @renchap by his side, and the team we have assembled over the years, I have faith that the new leadership will do a stellar job.

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     Antifascist Atha Ahuluheluw (martranslations@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:04:48 JST Antifascist Atha Ahuluheluw

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     • Felix Hlatky
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     @Gargron And thank you for you've done for this platform - and again for helping me out the other. Of course, we expect even more pictures taken by you now you have time to spare! 😉 🙏🏾 @mellifluousbox @haubles @renchap

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     Clot (clot27@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:07:37 JST Clot

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     @Gargron 🫡

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     Antifascist Atha Ahuluheluw (martranslations@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:09:26 JST Antifascist Atha Ahuluheluw

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     @Gargron You were the perfect person at the right time at the right place. Thanks for creating this safe haven for many of us!

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     Expertenkommision Cyberunfall (expertenkommision_cyberunfall@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:12:27 JST Expertenkommision Cyberunfall

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     @Gargron ❤️🔥

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     Ian Malcolm (imalcolm@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:12:51 JST Ian Malcolm

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     @Gargron

     "I have so much passion for Mastodon and the fediverse. The fediverse is an island within an increasingly dystopian capitalist hellscape. And from my perspective, Mastodon is our best shot at bringing this vision of a better future to the masses."

     Thanks for all that you've done (which I believe your above comment summarises the most key part of, IMHO), and I wish you all the very best for a happy (and less stressful) future in every way!

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     Nigel Wadsworth 🇦🇺 (nygl@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:13:41 JST Nigel Wadsworth 🇦🇺

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     @Gargron Thank you, and the team, for this platform, and best wishes for the future!

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     sebulon (sebulon@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:13:54 JST sebulon

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     • Felix Hlatky
     • Renaud Chaput

     @Gargron @mellifluousbox @haubles @renchap
     Best wishes to you all! Thank you for everything you've done so far and will do in the future! ❤

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     Francois Lesueur ✊ (flesueur@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:14:21 JST Francois Lesueur ✊

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     @Gargron Thanks for all what you've done !

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     Bak3r (bak3r@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:17:17 JST Bak3r

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     @Gargron
     Thank you for all your work 🫡, Thanks to your platform, I have experienced a very pleasant and helpful place on the Internet. Good luck on your next chapter, and Godspeed

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     Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:24:19 JST Terence Eden

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     @Gargron Brilliant news - you should feel so proud of everything you've created.

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     BoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺 (bonehousewasps@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:25:01 JST BoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺

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     @Gargron Thank you.

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     THE ROCK FiLES (therockfiles@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:26:57 JST THE ROCK FiLES

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     @Gargron Good luck and many thanks!

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     autumnstuff (autumnstuff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:35:21 JST autumnstuff

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     @Gargron You have built good stuff for sure. Best wishes!

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     Ben Evans (kittylyst@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:40:48 JST Ben Evans

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     @Gargron Thank you for everything - and hope your recovery from burnout is swift and painless. Look forward to hearing from you about your next thing, whatever it is & whenever it is.

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     James 🦉 #FBPE 🇪🇺 (freequaybuoy@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:42:59 JST James 🦉 #FBPE 🇪🇺

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     @Gargron Congratulations, and thank you for everything you've done - given us a refuge, a digital home, a shelter from all-consuming Enfascification.

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     Comrade Weez (weezmgk@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:44:49 JST Comrade Weez

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     @Gargron Thanks for everything, Eugen. You're a bloody legend.

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     Frazer (frazerb@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:49:09 JST Frazer

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     @Gargron Thank you for everything, you have done for the community and whats to come!

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     Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩 (benroyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 18:58:37 JST Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩

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     @Gargron

     just as long as you don't stop posting pictures, especially cat pictures 😁

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     Jarek Lipski (loomchild@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 19:05:35 JST Jarek Lipski

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     @Gargron Thank you for everything ♥️

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     KipJayChou (kipjaychou@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 19:09:51 JST KipJayChou

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     @Gargron 感谢你迄今为止所做的一切！让联邦宇宙互联网变得更好❤️

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 19:32:49 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @grb090423 @Ameboid It's Jiji! Like in Kiki's Delivery Service. Thanks!

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     Michael Simons (rotnroll666@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 19:49:51 JST Michael Simons

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     @Gargron you created something nice. This is the correct nice step. Good for the community, hopefully good for you. Way better than what other founders did, ultimately ending up so often in forks, feuds and anger.

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     jandi (jandi@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:06:28 JST jandi

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     @Gargron Thinking of what to say, apart from THANK YOU, best wishes, and congratulations, I have just learned that the etymology of pachyderm says "'thick skin', from the Greek παχύς, pachys, 'thick', and δέρμα, derma, 'skin'", so...

     Here's hoping your skin can get softer and thinner now, if you so wish!

     Hats off.

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     milk jug (milkjugarmadillo@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:12:32 JST milk jug

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     @Gargron have a nice retirement, unc

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     SomeVeganCheeseIsOk (somevegancheeseisok@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:42:50 JST SomeVeganCheeseIsOk

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     @Gargron your childhood project has grown into one of the few places left on the internet which feels like it was built with actual human interest in mind. Thank you for this respite from the screaming online advertising overload.

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     Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 (sloanlance@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:43:40 JST Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤

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     @Gargron
     More time for #photography, right?
     Grin grin snap snap wink wink nudge nudge… Know what I mean? Say no more!

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     Ed (edbo@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:44:42 JST Ed

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     @Gargron Thank you for all you've done so far. While I can't comment on who's best dressed your photography is better than Bezos from what I've seen.

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     Theophile Escargot (theoesc@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:56:31 JST Theophile Escargot

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     @Gargron Thank you so much for all you've done! Without Mastodon I would have almost no hope for what's become of the Internet. Best of luck to you in anything you do!

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     Uthman A Aldahook (uthmanaaldahook@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 20:59:24 JST Uthman A Aldahook

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     • Felix Hlatky
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     @Gargron Thank you, Eugen, for all of your efforts from the very beginning until this very moment towards today’s Mastodon.

     Wishing the new CEO @mellifluousbox Felix Hlatky also the very best for carrying out this legacy towards more progress and achievements along with the rest of his team Hannah Aubry @haubles and also Renaud Chaput @renchap Wishing you all the very best!

     But who am I going to bother from now on? You better stick around @Gargron 😋

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     medecas (medecas@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:01:11 JST medecas

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     @Gargron thank you so much for your valuable effort and results to the community!!!

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:07:45 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @Gargron thank you.

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     Ged Maheux (gedeonm@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:12:56 JST Ged Maheux

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     @Gargron You’ve done a great job and should be very proud of what you’ve built. Coming here after Elon destroyed Twitter was bittersweet but I found it refreshing, safe and inviting. At the Iconfactory we’ve done our best to help promote Mastodon ourselves and wish all of you nothing but success. Good luck in your future endeavors, whatever they may be.

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     Kees 🐧 (derkees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:16:04 JST Kees 🐧

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     @Gargron Respekt. Danke.

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     Elisabet Roselló (lisrosello@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:16:28 JST Elisabet Roselló

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     @Gargron thank you for supporting and being a big part of all this, and being a great example 💜

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     WTL (wtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:24:04 JST WTL

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     @Gargron Thank you so very much.

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     ConatusPrinciple (balterwenjamin42@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:28:23 JST ConatusPrinciple

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     @Gargron Thanks for all your work and effort Eugen

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     Manja Schledorn (manjaschledorn@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:32:42 JST Manja Schledorn

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     @Gargron Thank you for Mastodon!

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     Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:36:07 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

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     @Gargron thanks for founding Mastodon.

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     RadishTM (radishtm@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 21:39:50 JST RadishTM

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     @Gargron Thanks to all you have done for Mastodon to thrive into something awesome, it truly became my home on the social web after the dumpster fire that is Twitter…

     I’m glad you’ll still be providing input in some capacity, while taking care of your mental health.

     Good luck with your future endeavours!

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     Peter Cohen (flargh@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:12:44 JST Peter Cohen

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     @Gargron Thank you for giving me a safe haven during the great Twitter exodus.

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     神崎おにいさん✅ (knzk@neo.knzk.me)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:17:00 JST 神崎おにいさん✅

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     @Gargron
     オイゲン、ありがとう～～～！！！

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     Deborah Rose ❌👑 (deberupts@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:25:33 JST Deborah Rose ❌👑

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     @Gargron The work you have done with Mastodon is truly remarkable. Best wishes.

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     DaveyComments (daveycomments@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:36:37 JST DaveyComments

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     @Gargron All the best!

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     Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:38:11 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude

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     @Gargron Thanks for all of your work.

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     piofthings (piofthings@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:40:43 JST piofthings

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     @Gargron thank you for everything, I really hope someone as singular in the belief of Open Web continues leading the project… 🫡🫡🫡

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     Jeremy Jackson (jeremyjackson@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:56:07 JST Jeremy Jackson

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     @Gargron Thanks for everything, Eugen! This has been one of the few projects that has helped make the internet better.

     I get it and I’m glad you’re not stepping away entirely.

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     𝙲:\𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚣𝚎𝚗> █ (trkzn@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:56:25 JST 𝙲:\𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚣𝚎𝚗> █

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     @Gargron Thank you for what you've done and for staying true to your vision despite the sirens of Venture Capitalism !

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     TakeoKanuchi (takeokanuchi@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 22:58:03 JST TakeoKanuchi

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     @Gargron Soar high, Captain. Sending many loves from NYC. We will miss you, Eugen

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     Elric (elricofmelnibone@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 23:08:19 JST Elric

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     @Gargron Thanks for making the world a bit of a better place. You did good.

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     Karen E. Lund 💙💛 (karen5lund@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 23:13:41 JST Karen E. Lund 💙💛

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     @Gargron Congratulations! You have done great things with Mastodon and deserve a semi-retirement. I will always be glad to see your toots in my feed.

     Special thanks for the wisdom to step aside. Wear your humility with pride!

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     Shoq (shoq@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 23:16:23 JST Shoq

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     @Gargron Thanks Eugen. I've read a lot of CEO goodbyes in my day, but this was one of the most humble of them. Good luck with your next chapter. Thank you for your service.

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     TAC3Thomas (max_power75@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Nov-2025 23:59:28 JST TAC3Thomas

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     @Gargron I'm sorry to see you leaving your position Eugen. You built a platform that has more value than money. I do; however, understrand the importance of self-care and what stress can do to a person. So, with that, "good on you". Take good care of yourself, you are a great human being and an awesome contibutor. I'm also glad to see you will still have a hand in the project. (Keep then honest)!

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     Mike Faust (mornoc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 00:14:02 JST Mike Faust

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     @Gargron I wish you all the best for your future.

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     Lloyd (lloydjatkinson@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 00:34:04 JST Lloyd

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     @Gargron Now that won't be able to gatekeep and prevent Mastodon adding markdown support, maybe some progress will be made towards that.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 00:50:23 JST Warner Crocker

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     @Gargron @mellifluousbox @haubles @renchap Thanks for all you've done @gargon

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     Simon Harper (simonharper@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 00:58:27 JST Simon Harper

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     @Gargron You have done an incredible job for many, many thousands of users here on Mastodon and beyond.

     Personally I’d like to thank you for creating this space for me.

     All the very best Eugen

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     Scotty Trees (scottytrees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 01:12:48 JST Scotty Trees

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     @Gargron thanks for giving us an alternative to talk in open spaces using open source tech! Good luck in whatever you do mate, cheers!

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     Anuj Ahooja (quillmatiq@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 01:55:19 JST Anuj Ahooja

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     @Gargron Thank you for everything you've done, and will do. We're all so lucky that you saw a better future for the internet, then stepped up, built it, and inspired so many of us.

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     zıəs uɐɟəʇs ✪ (seiz@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 02:07:46 JST zıəs uɐɟəʇs ✪

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     @Gargron Vielen Dank Eugen und viel Glück! Und lass Dich von den Neidern nicht runterziehen, die 1MIO (vor Steuern) ist fair für 10 Jahre Arbeit…

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     Sveinn í Felli (sv1@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 02:12:30 JST Sveinn í Felli

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     @Gargron Takk kærlega!

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     zulu 🇨🇭 (zulutoo@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 02:33:31 JST zulu 🇨🇭

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     @Gargron keep cool. You made the right choice. Such an ambitious project is not sustainable if one way or another it relies too much on one ´s shoulder. I am sure your choice will be rewarded both for you and for Mastodon

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     chuckfinley (chuckfinley@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 02:56:28 JST chuckfinley

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     @Gargron thank you mate sincerely 🙏

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     mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 03:19:52 JST mcc

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     @Gargron Thanks for the web sight

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     Dinah 🕊🇺🇦 (metagrrrl@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 03:21:02 JST Dinah 🕊🇺🇦

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     @Gargron Thank you for everything, Eugen! Including modeling self-care and sharing leadership.

     Looking forward to your pictures when you feel like sharing as you take a good rest. Put down that heavy pack and breathe. Ya done good.

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     volkon (volkon@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 04:08:15 JST volkon

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     @Gargron Danke lieber Eugen für all deine Mühe und Arbeit und für dieses wundervolle Geschenk❤️

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     silverpill (silverpill@mitra.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 04:22:08 JST silverpill

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     @Gargron I think you made a big mistake.

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     Michael Jaeger 🇺🇦 (michael_jaeger@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 04:29:53 JST Michael Jaeger 🇺🇦

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     @Gargron

     Ganz vielen Dank für dein Engagement und dafür, was du für uns alle ausgebaut hast! Ich bin schockiert zu lesen, wie du von manchen Menschen und Medien angegangen wurdest... Jetzt wünsche ich dir Kraft und die Möglichkeit, etwas Abstand zu bekommen. Dein Beitrag zu unserer Gesellschaft ist IMO gar nicht zu unterschätzen. DANKE!

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     Chris 🦑 (sturmsucht@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 04:45:43 JST Chris 🦑

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     @Gargron danke für das alles hier, Eugen! Es hat mir die Hoffnung auf ein besseres Netz zurückgegeben. ❤️

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     tcduff (ted_duffield@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 06:51:44 JST tcduff

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     @Gargron Thank you!

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     John 🎵 (johnoestmannmusic@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 07:13:45 JST John 🎵

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     @Gargron Amazing work you've done here. On to healthier things! But in a world of social media "emperors", you were what we needed. Big thanks!

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     Valerio D'Astolfo (valedas@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 07:14:06 JST Valerio D'Astolfo

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     @Gargron Thank you very much for your work

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     PsySal (psysal@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 07:16:43 JST PsySal

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     @Gargron thanks for everything you have done! Long live fedi and wishing you all the best

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     EVHaste (haste@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 10:54:23 JST EVHaste

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     @Gargron Thanks for making this cool place I like

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     Toni :mastodon: (coloco@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 11:00:09 JST Toni :mastodon:

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     .@Gargron por mi te puedes ir lejos y no volver-
     #Mastodon no es mas que otra red de las redes del fediverso que desaparecerá y surgiran de nuevas al lado de las que ya hay, mastodon se metió en el fediverse, siendo una calcomania de Twitter y wsin #GNUsocial nunca hubiera sido nada, sin el #fediverse y ahora parece ser segun ustedes que mastodon hizó al fediverse y NO-

     #fediverse >> https://fediverse.party/
     Mastodon solo es un pedacito del fediverse-

     No se dice eso en las migraciones

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     Dadmin (dadmin@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 14:27:37 JST Dadmin

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     Dear @Gargron, thank you so much for your huge participation in creating this place we all love so much.

     All the best for you and your family! 💐

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     skry (skry@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Nov-2025 19:32:41 JST skry

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     @Gargron I hope you can have a relaxing holiday to celebrate your new role. Yay, now you have a whole crew to share the load.

     Thank you for all your hard work so far keeping it all together.

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     Citizencat (citizencat@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Nov-2025 00:38:59 JST Citizencat

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     @Gargron
     Thank you for all of your hard work. I am sorry that your position has caused you so much stress. You have given us avaluable gift.

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     Gaël Duval - /e/OS & Murena (gael@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Nov-2025 04:33:13 JST Gaël Duval - /e/OS & Murena

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     @Gargron hey Eugen, what you have done with Mastodon is awesome. So thank you a lot for this achievement. Sometimes things are not easy as a founder, especially when it grows fast, but you definitely deserve recognition. I think many of us in the open source, privacy and other communities owe you a big THANK YOU for creating a "social media" that is fully independent from the big techs, and with fair values by design. Good luck with your future projects!

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     Micha (barefootmicha@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Nov-2025 16:51:52 JST Micha

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     @Gargron

     Thank's for all your work. Thank's for creating #Mastodon 👍👍👍🙂

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     Craig Grannell (craiggrannell@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Nov-2025 06:33:58 JST Craig Grannell

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     @Gargron thank you for all of your efforts to date. And I hope the change finds you in a good place.

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     mastomind (mastomind@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Nov-2025 15:28:34 JST mastomind

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     @Gargron 🙏

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     Meow Prime (meowprime@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Nov-2025 06:57:16 JST Meow Prime

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     @Gargron thanks for being awesome. You were so hands on with an issue, minuscule issue that I had related to Mastodon. You replied and took care of it right away.

     Thank you for what you have done and looking forward to the next things you’re working on.