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1. not using mastodon (petercoffin@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Aug-2018 17:18:25 UTC not using mastodon

   I have a tough time with Mastodon. I'm going to use it. But every time I login all I see is competitive snark about Twitter.

   This makes Mastodon feel like Left Gab to me.

   Mastodon is not "eventually going to beat Twitter." I don't even understand why that is what's on so many people's minds. The reason to use Mastodon, I would think, is to be in a place you can think, interact, organize, and exist with less bullshit.

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   • not using mastodon (petercoffin@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Aug-2018 17:20:17 UTC not using mastodon

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     That's exactly what it could be, but out of the three times I've attempted to settle in there, the first had me harassed away from the platform while the second and this time depress me with the focus on Twitter.

     I'm not going to get too fired up about this here. But I really want to say that I'm here just to try to relax a bit and talk about what I'm doing.

     Whatever happens happens.

   • not using mastodon (petercoffin@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Aug-2018 17:23:04 UTC not using mastodon

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     I just wanted to get this out before continuing here, TBH. ♥️

   • Your Vaporwave Deer GF (mnemoniclight@chitter.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 18-Aug-2018 17:24:19 UTC Your Vaporwave Deer GF

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     @petercoffin Honestly I only want Mastodon to get big so my friends start to use it, otherwise I really don't care if Mastodon is a competitor or replacement for birdsite

     also the positivity here is nice

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   • Solid Snack ☭ (malahkangel@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Aug-2018 17:29:53 UTC Solid Snack ☭

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     @petercoffin I agree that it's pretty off-putting but at the same time I get why they're doing it. Considering how much time we've collectively spent on centralized corporate social media, having an alternative that doesn't outright suck is an exciting prospect. I feel like folks are shedding a bit of their cynicism and in a way that's a good thing.

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   • safe for work sasuke (shaderphantom@awoo.space)'s status on Saturday, 18-Aug-2018 17:30:31 UTC safe for work sasuke

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     @petercoffin for what it's worth, this isn't the norm. the alex jones unbanning + twitter api exodus brought a large number of people onto m.s. the regulars here normally CW birdsite mentions because they are tired of seeing it, but it's tough when that's the topic of the week.

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   • infinite love ⴳ (trwnh@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Aug-2018 09:03:34 UTC infinite love ⴳ

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     • Your Vaporwave Deer GF

     @MnemonicLight @petercoffin I think people trying to pitch it as a 1:1 Twitter replacement are wrong, but only because they're equivocating without realizing it. What they mean is that Mastodon is like Old Twitter, the place where you talk to your friends and see what's up with their day.

     It's radically different from New Twitter, the "news" app where you consume viral Content(tm) and current events and discourse until you're depressed.

     Mastodon is more like an evolution of email.

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