A lot of people are seemingly becoming more and more aware of social media censorship. As accounts across social media platforms are being permanently suspended for speaking up against the violence that Palestinians are facing, posts being taken down and accounts being shadow banned, a lot of people are seeing this reality that weren’t before. I feel like it’s a good time to remind folks about the fediverse.
Anyone know of good intro lit? Links etc appreciated 🖤
Using the word 'woke' or referring to themselves as such... exchange it for the word 'sheep' while you are at it. It is propagated by the masses and truly means the opposite of what it is intended to represent.
I found myself starting to type, “I’m trying to be patient, but you’re making it very difficult” and then I realised the convo was getting Twitter-level argumentative so I blocked and walked away. That person may think it was an “unfair” blocking, but I don’t really know them and I’m sure they can live without me. Maybe there is hope for me after all.
PSAish post. If you seen an introduction post, even if nothing in their post speaks to you personally… boost the motherfucker. #Newbies#X#TwitterMigration#Mastodon Gratuitous goofy cat pic of Fred and his medieval doppelgänger included for obvious traction reasons😉And ya know lol just cause I love Fred 🥰 #Cats#CatsOfMastodon#FredTheWonderCat#Histodon
Tips for #newbies, my contribution for upcoming #JoinMastodonDay
I wanted to list the 5 first things one should do after joining an instance:
Choose an app (or use the browser)
Setup your language(s)
Add a profile photo (cat, or other 😉)
Send an # Introduction post & follow people who boost/fav you
Check the different timelines to find more people to follow
These will be on our instance's wiki and announcements, in a slightly more developed way. Any suggestions or replacements? 🙏
How do you welcome people on your instance?
@tomw Step 1 is a problem for #newbies as that's where The Algorithm would typically help (for better or worse). I'd suggest checking the Local feed (if the instance is based around a community) and/or search and follow some #hashtags. We all need to hashtag more, for that reason.
If you hear stories about #JohnMastodon, they're not real-- well, maybe not.😏
Just remember: There is no algorithm here for people who do not follow you to find you. The best way to have your toots seen is by using lots of hashtags (like these👇👇👇 ).
Be sure to follow @feditips for more helpful #newbie information.
If you're new to Mastodon, know that you don't get your tusks until one of the longtime natives scolds you for not putting your stuff behind a content warning, and your response sets off an old-school flame war that defederates at least three instances.
#Welcome to all #Newbies! To me, the #Fediverse is at the core of a wider #Commoning movement - ever more of us realising that other worlds are possible and building these together.
2023 is 50ys since Schumacher’s #SmallIsBeautiful & this cover sums it all up: the new world is almost born and it’s happening here (paraphrasing #Gramsci) 😊
От себя тоже поприветствую всех пришедших и дам несколько советов.
✅ Заполните профиль и поставьте аватарку. Неплохой идеей будет указать там ваши увлечения или вид деятельности.
✅ Напишите что-нибудь: приветствие, пост о себе (тут используют тег #introduction)
✅ Листайте ваши локальные и глобальные ленты, и подписывайтесь на тех, кто интересен - тут нет алгоритма, который будет подсовывать вам контент. Набрать свою ленту нужно будет самостоятельно. Также возможно вам будет полезно зайти в настройки и установить языки контента, которые вы хотите видеть в ленте.
✅ Общайтесь с людьми.
✅ Не бросайте как только Twitter опять даст заднюю - дайте свободным соцсетям шанс, они могут вас удивить.
Эти простые советы могут помочь вам не заскучать и заинтересовать других людей подписаться на вас.
Если будет интересно почитать про Mastodon и Федивёрс в целом - список статей и постов по этой теме есть внизу на нашем проекте-лендинге Fediland: https://fediland.github.io
It looks as if Mastodon will be exceeding thirteen million, that's 13,000,000 accounts tonight/tomorrow. So many #newbies needing #Help! Well it's here. The answer to Mastodon, the Fediverse and Everything (almost) is here: https://fedi.tips/ Please share with any #newbies , or take a look yourself? I learn something every time I visit.
One Year on From Dobbs: The Dangers of Radicalizing Minority Rule
Reactionaries are pursuing a deeply unpopular political project. But that doesn’t mean they can’t succeed. It means they are likely to embrace ever more authoritarian forms of minoritarianism in order to win.
A thread, outlining some key arguments from my new Democracy Americana newsletter:
@tzimmer_history
🥥 Wonderful, informative thread, Thomas, thank YOU.
Quick digression for #newbies to the #Fediverse:
If you want to see an entire thread you've stumbled into the middle of, just click on any toot. That will pop the whole #thread up for you. Pardon the interruption. 🥥
Some people on the Fediverse contribute a lot, but no Emperors, no Kings. Power is distributed, shared. No pyramid with ruler atop.
Rest of the network can just adapt around any figure. The Fediverse can't be bought and sold.
My social is not at the whims of some central figure. If I want something different, I can move around Fediverse to where it's happening that way, even set up my own space if I want. #Help#New#Newbies#NewHere#TwitterMigration
#Meta & #Threads would only have any influence on the ordering & visibility of posts on my Fedi timeline if I install their spyware app Threads (let it hoover up all the data in my device) & then use that app to access the #Fedi
When I access the Fedi normally, through normal Fedi servers as I have always done, then Meta content control algorithms simply do not exist for me.
CH.22
I can turn off boosts from individual users.
I can block individual users.
I can turn off all boosts in my timeline.
I can block entire servers.
I can turn these things on & off depending on my needs.
The Fedi puts users in charge, this is what decentralised means.
We decide for ourselves, we can change our minds depending on what we need that day or week, not some monolithic entity deciding the policy for entire Fedi.
Ch.23
So far my Fedi posts are public, & can be accessed in many ways including RSS. My choice.
I can see value in letting users still inside Corporate Social know that there is thriving Community Social, growing, evolving adding new platforms outside of corporate controls. Occasionally I remind them.
Us telling others, is the only marketing dept, the only ad budget, only campaign that the #Fedi has.