It's tempting to say "oh NOW you decide to leave!" to those leaving X But... I'm still happy they are doing it. I wish there were more. I wish more would jump to the fedi, not just another private service like bluesky or threads.
It *is* possible to make a choice that gets you out.
I left facebook in 2016 after the election. That feeling of being manipulated, messed with, used, and redirected was so viscerally disgusting.
Welcome to the rest of the internet one and all. I'm here to help.
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2024-11-16 intelgraphy ā edited
@futurebird It sucks that people are still choosing the private platforms because it's 'more convenient' to use. The fediverse may seem complicated to many people because there are many servers [ā¦]
@futurebird thanks, 100% agreed
@futurebird Same re: Facebook. My favorite part of Mastodon is I get total control of what I see in my feed. On Twitter Iād unfollow somebody and Iād still see all their posts anyway because [ā¦]
@futurebird I left Twitter when Musk took over, but I only actually deleted my account the other day. I'm currently treating my Facebook account the way I treated my Twitter account for the [ā¦]
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Well said.
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2024-11-15 Outpatientzero ā 1š¬
@futurebird I wonder how many told themselves they had a responsibility to stick through the US election to mitigate the disinfo.
2024-11-15 wvwvwjy6k ā 1š
@futurebird shorturl.at/2WYYx
@futurebird "From grifted to gifted", this_Rocks!
2024-11-15 Soupdragon ā 1#ļø
@futurebird I left the (dead) bird site a while ago in terms of posting, but I still visit as there are so many accounts I still want to follow. I think I will sign off now though and start on [ā¦]
2024-11-15 rdvbeevtcgva ā 1š
@futurebird shorturl.at/gtbrG
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