I got suspended from my beloved and dearly departed mom’s Twitter account @TipItMaggieG for “impersonating elon” even though the handle clearly says TipItMaggieg. ? #TwitterMigration
@Rachel_Thorn yeah I'm very much part of the #TwitterMigration but have unfollowed people doing this – it is not useful to have a load of Twitter stuff cross-posted here out of context and with the tone all wrong
I know some people making the #TwitterMigration may be missing the quote tweet option, but @Gargron explained the reasoning behind not having it quite well. I was just thinking about this because I saw someone on the other site tweet a very bad take and he got QTed, which led to some piling on. If he hadn’t been QTed, many wouldn’t have seen it. Here I find it a bit easier to just pass that stuff by or not see it at all. Definitely a less reflexive anger-inducing experience
The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.
For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).
"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.
There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.
It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.
Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.
#TwitterMigrate#TwitterMigration I really don’t care about Elon Musk. I’m on a post-Twitter mode. Twitter is his expensive toy now. It’s his private company and the only ones who could lose money are Musk and those who’ve lent him money. I really want a break from Musk and Trump. I dream of a day when we no longer see their names in the news. #PostTwitterWorld
Mastodon is like IKEA assembly instructions. Daunting at first, but after you finally put it together, you feel like you're Jesus, a bonafide carpenter deserving of followers. #TwitterMigration
"Moving from the walled garden of Twitter to the Fediverse, of which Mastodon is currently the most approachable implementation".
Joining Mastodon gets people comfortable with joining a server that's federated to others. It's a small leap to then pick different software implementations.
With lessons learned from being on other social media platforms, I will be more selective on who I follow, share with, and learn from on the #fediverse.