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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 20:48:04 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   It’s good to see engagement and use growing here. It would be healthy to have a social platform free of the billionaire oligopoly and the corporate ad folks, don’t you think?

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     MAPatin (mapatin@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 20:56:31 JST MAPatin

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     @georgetakei absolutely refreshing :ablobcatrave

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     Old Dog New Tricks (thom@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:06:51 JST Old Dog New Tricks

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     @georgetakei Truth! Glad you suggested this switch. So far I’m loving the experience.

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     Melzpetpals (melzpetpals@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:09:24 JST Melzpetpals

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     @georgetakei absolutely!

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     Living Dead Girl (livingdeadgirl@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:29:53 JST Living Dead Girl

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     @georgetakei Yes!

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     Tav! (mechakotori@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:39:21 JST Tav!

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     @georgetakei yes! It’s super relieving to have a different platform with so much less toxicity. I like it.

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     Peter Walker ????????️ (peterwalker@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:49:12 JST Peter Walker ????????️

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     @georgetakei Absolutely! And it's important that it remain non-profit. I'm beginning to think we need non-profit social media in a way that's similar to why we need a robust public education option-- imagine if Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg owned all our schools. We've seen already that monetizing hate and disinformation is highly profitable.

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     katie (rizzo@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:05:27 JST katie

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     @georgetakei 100% and Twit worked because of the people. We just need more of them here.

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     Bryan (swimmerbr78@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:06:07 JST Bryan

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     @georgetakei Absolutely! A long-time twitter user, I simply cannot stand that app now that it's run by Space Karen. He's a troll that brings out the worst in people. I refuse to give him attention or help him make $.

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     SAPhillips (saphillips@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:07:18 JST SAPhillips

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     @georgetakei Indeed! As I become more acquainted here, I find it a more thoughtful, less reactive place which is refreshing!! ?

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     OneTrueJosh (onetruejosh@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:11:54 JST OneTrueJosh

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     @georgetakei I do. However, maintaining this spirit necessitates that the platform as a whole stay away from big money. For a long time the question has been asked, “can a free and open social platform even exist in today’s world?” And for the first time, I can begin to see that maybe, just maybe, it can. Though it’s come at great cost, with the turmoil of the last 15 years of “figuring it out.” Time will tell. Until then, we have to keep trying to do and be better.

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     Una O’Connor ?? (unafed@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:13:43 JST Una O’Connor ??

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     @georgetakei nobody has time for oligopoly nonsense.

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     Rick LeFevre (rlefevre@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:37:38 JST Rick LeFevre

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     @georgetakei absolutely!

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     johnebuisii (johnebuisii@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:43:24 JST johnebuisii

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     @georgetakei If I understand Mastodon correctly then it is multiple servers that can share a "trust" between each other. If that is true then there is no one server that controls everything. That being said corporations and such can weasel their way into anything but it would be harder for them to grasp control if there is no one central point. And back to my first sentence... this is if I understand Mastodon at this time.

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     Big Papa Smurf (big_papa_smurf@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:48:58 JST Big Papa Smurf

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     @georgetakei ?

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     Xana Rae (raeberry@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:52:53 JST Xana Rae

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     @georgetakei
     Definitely, although I am trying to boost my husbands sale of his amazing sci fi series atm.
     Don’t think I count as a corporate ad! ? Just an aging wife, who just found her ex soldier husband was an amazing writer! Who knew? Just trying to get it out there. Don’t really know what I’m doing, or whether anyone will see what I’m doing!

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     Losfer Words (losferwords@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:55:43 JST Losfer Words

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     @georgetakei
     Captain’s Log Earth: 2022
     They had hoped for a civilization that resembled the peaceful progressiveness of The United Federation of Planets.

     What they got is a world filled with billionaire jerks, bearing names that sounded like those of Sith lords, hell bent on pouring their malice, greed and willingness to dominate all life into one last horcrux.

     Me: So, anyone know where we can find a pair of hobbits willing to walk to a volcano and toss in some billionaire rings?

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     AthenaSx6 (athenasx6@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 23:12:05 JST AthenaSx6

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     @georgetakei Agree completely. I am pleased to read that the journo.host issue on Mastodon was resolved with compassion & civil conversation. A great example of why this is a much better platform for users. ( I stumbled across it as I was searching for a journalist I followed on the bird site)

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     Calcáneo (unicandun@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 23:25:09 JST Calcáneo

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     @georgetakei hope we manage it! Have a lovely day!

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     Reddogs77 (reddogs77@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 23:55:37 JST Reddogs77

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     @georgetakei True. As Mark Cuban said.. Twitter is a content aggregator. As Mastodon gains content… Twitter will fall back and/or rely increasingly on grasping at whatever will drive engagement which is not unlike political parties which stoke the flames and hit the hot button issues to get people motivated. Hopefully this site remains true to content and community.

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     Meredith Silverman (archangelcrew@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 23:58:04 JST Meredith Silverman

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     @georgetakei I’d love to see that!!

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     Pusher Of Pixels (pixelpusher220@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 23:59:24 JST Pusher Of Pixels

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     @georgetakei you follow @twxt_official on this instance

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     rbritsch (rbritsch@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 00:00:22 JST rbritsch

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     @georgetakei Oh yes ?

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     JohnW (the_effekt@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 00:24:09 JST JohnW

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     @georgetakei It's refreshing to log on to here 1st thing. None of that weird sense of stress that the "other" site brings.

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     crazytiredmommy (crazytiredmommy@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 00:33:59 JST crazytiredmommy

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     @georgetakei yes, corporations need to leave us alone.

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     Merryjest (merryjest@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 01:08:34 JST Merryjest

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     @georgetakei as long as moderation is good to keep hateful content out, definitely!

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     Tiki :blobsus: (tikithekitty@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 01:13:21 JST Tiki :blobsus:

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     @georgetakei very much so ? I ha e been a le to interact with people on here and NOT be attacked, which is honestly a breath of fresh air. I'm loving the positivity and lack of hatred on here.

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     scotcampbell (scotcampbell@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 02:04:39 JST scotcampbell

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     @georgetakei Yes I agree.

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     Chris Mingus (toonwatcher@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 02:18:00 JST Chris Mingus

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     @georgetakei now if only we could get Alex Hirsch here.

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     Peter Fontana (djrepete@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 02:51:22 JST Peter Fontana

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     @georgetakei Real discussion, and something I've been wondering with this Elon saga. We're all likely here for similar reasons echoed in this post. My family picked up our Tesla this weekend and it has been a strange dichotomy. I do not know half the story, I'm sure, but from afar, this particular billionaire has the right mix of uncompromising ego and climate priorities to do amazing things. This same skill might draw enough blood from the stone to make Twitter profitable for a time. 1/3

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     GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 02:53:00 JST GNU Too

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     They are welcome to set up their own instance! That's the Beauty of Free Software!
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     GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 03:01:39 JST GNU Too

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     please remember, some of us joined the 'verse long before Mastodon even existed I first joined in ~2010 and I was 2 years late https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse
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     Carlos Bofa :verified: (carlitocamaguey@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 04:10:45 JST Carlos Bofa :verified:

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     @georgetakei Absolutely, the only thing better would be a worker-owned social media co-operative

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     CypherC (cyphercloudsculpter@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 06:49:36 JST CypherC

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     @georgetakei

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     CypherC (cyphercloudsculpter@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 06:52:19 JST CypherC

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     @georgetakei Musk kicked me for quoting "the church lady" to his 'hall monitor' tweet.

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     Tuffys Dad (mibr@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 07:01:51 JST Tuffys Dad

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     @georgetakei Hell yes

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     Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦 (raiaren@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 07:44:53 JST Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦

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     @georgetakei YES!!!! ❤️
     P.S. You are such a gem of a human, George, my family & I love you!!! ?

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     Keith J Chouinard (keithjchouinard@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 09:00:11 JST Keith J Chouinard

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     @georgetakei I just joined tonight. Raising the narrative of discourse and freeing it from the control of those who wish to subjugate us due to their ego issues is crucial in the survival of humanity. #humanity #narrativeofdiscourse #freedom #freedomofspeech

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     Hairpik (hairpik@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 11:10:08 JST Hairpik

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     @georgetakei I am SO glad you’re here! ❤️

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     Blade Melendez (gregariousconstellation69@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 11:31:19 JST Blade Melendez

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     @georgetakei Damn. And here I was actually excited to try this website, and then your clown ass had to show up. Fun's over I guess. ?

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     ID Specialist (idspecialist@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2022 14:48:41 JST ID Specialist

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     @georgetakei yes! You actually were my inspiration to switch! I am an Infectious Disease peep. I was exhausted by trolls. Now I have found my people! Intelligent discourse is so nice ?

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     Pusher Of Pixels (pixelpusher220@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 25-Nov-2022 04:29:13 JST Pusher Of Pixels

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     @georgetakei why do you follow @twxt_official then?

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     Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson (srrochardbunson@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 25-Nov-2022 11:46:11 JST Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

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     @georgetakei

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     Bill Rhodes (brhodes@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 06-Jan-2023 10:28:38 JST Bill Rhodes

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     @georgetakei absolutely. although I am seeing a few SEO/monetize your brand types sneaking in