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@dhfir@expired.mentality.rip @FiachraByrne@eupolicy.social @dkellyj@mastodon.ie twitter is like a big, internationally known public square in a city: several hectares of paved ground, bordered by large shops and hotels and fast food chains and at least one major road. there are billboards and surveillance cameras everywhere, also a large cop presence. what it's lacking are basic amenities like benches or drinking fountains, they were removed a couple years ago because they “promote loitering” or “attract the homeless”. busking is either prohibited or heavily regulated

fedi is like a smaller public square, bordered by ordinary apartment blocks and small businesses. it doesn't look particularly remarkable on the map; maybe someone will tell you to meet them there, or maybe you'll stumble upon it as you explore the city, but you wouldn't actively decide to head there on your own if you didn't know about it. there's a weekly market every wednesday and a flea market on the last saturday of the month. there's a nice fountain in the middle with a little wall around it that one can sit on. there are benches and trees and drinking fountains that invite you to stay for a bit and read a book, look at the fountain, listen to the buskers; or you could go sit in one of the small cafés around the place. it's somewhat obscure but those who know it vastly prefer it over the soulless stone desert