How Is Science Twitter's "Mastodon Migration" Panning Out? - Absolutely Maybe
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/08/20/how-is-science-twitters-mastodon-migration-panning-out/
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/08/20/how-is-science-twitters-mastodon-migration-panning-out/
6 Comments
CamilleMellom@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 3y
I have no idea how use mastodon effectively :/. Lenny has the advantage of article + discussion so there is a topic to follow. Mastodon/Twitter has always been too chaotic for me. Any advice on how to make it worth it and not just a massive mess x)?
Sal@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 3y
Twitter is chaotic for me too. Maybe I just didn't give it the time to learn how to use it properly, but when someone links me to a thread there I find it difficult to figure out who is responding to who and the chronology 😅 Broadcasting things into the abyss is not my favorite communication style, I prefer this more conversational format.
Also, I know that Mastodon has its reasons for not enabling search, but I think my mastodon experience would be a lot better if I could search...
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y
I had, in my heyday, 10k+ followers and approx 100 likes per tweet
it's the "social" of social media. you find a circle of people and you all like and retweet each other, converse, make DM rooms and build a community.
or you're rich and famous or are retweeted by people who are.
Sal@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks, that adds some perspective. I didn't know you could make DM rooms!
CamilleMellom@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
I have used the exact sentence “broadcasting into the abyss” hahaha. It feels to me that everything is short lived and context-less
Sal@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
😂 It is what it feels like.
@funkless_eck mentioned in the other comment that it is a nice social experience when you build a follower base and a community to speak with each other.
But I am a very chaotic person that is interested in many different things, and so I create lots of accounts for each site to try to keep things compartmentalized. Like, lots of accounts.
So a site that relies on the development of a specific account to deliver a good experience is not alluring to my personality. I want to be able to jump right in with an anonymous account and participate. When I post something with a new account to twitter, I have no followers, and so that's why I'm literally broadcasting into the abyss.