twitter, threads, mySpace, Facebook: all will fall

Mastodon will be the little rodents with the little whiskers, hiding in the debris...

@admin_backup

From what I've read on Mastodon, Bluesky is the new Nazi bar.

@JesseSkinner

@alexisbushnell
> the reason quantity over quality is important on other platforms is because of the algorithms on them

That explains how the habit develops. But not why people pick replacements that supply the habit, rather than liberating them from it.

While I'm glad you shared this, your reply is somewhat out of context. I was referring more to some people choosing a Xitter replacement on the basis of total population to be reached (quantity), over the values encoded in the tech (quality).

@alexisbushnell
> when your business model depends on reaching the most people, the decision is made for you based on where the most people are

That logic makes sense in a broadcast world, where channels have fairly consistent audiences. But it totally breaks down in social media.

Total population tells you nothing useful. FarceBook still has a higher total population that anywhere. But there's no guarantee anyone will see your stuff there - even if they follow you - unless you pay to play.

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Speaking here as an activist, writer and advocacy journalist for about 3 decades. If you think I don't want lots of people to read and share my stuff, you're imagining someone much more enlightened than me ; )

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I first got active on the fediverse on Quitter.se. They ran a GNU social server, which could automatically crosspost to a Titter account. I set one up for that purpose.

Every now and then I'd login to respond to any comments that merited a reply, and compare the level of engagement with what I was getting in the verse. Despite the total population of Titter being massively higher, both the quantity and quality of engagement here was consistently higher.

#SocialMedia #fediverse