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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

But the format is open ass.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

An even better alternative is to replace it with nothing. The Twitter-like messaging paradigm is only good for trivia and rumor-mongering.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Some use/used it as an RSS feed for researchers sharing papers.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I used Twitter for emergency updates, saved me multiple times.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

...or following people and interests you want to follow and keeping up with their updates.

ffs stop gatekeeping social media

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If i ever wan tto know what Natalie Portman ate for breakfast, i'll walk into the ocean

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Everyone knows it was hot grits, and she poured them down your pants.

Just /. things.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The facebook/mastadon format is much better for individuals, no? And Reddit/Lemmy for niches, as long as they're supplemented by a wiki or something.

And Tumblr. The way content gets spread organically, rather than with an algorithm, is actually super nice.

IMO Twitter's original premise, of letting novel, original, but very short thoughts fly into the ether has been so thoroughly corrupted that it can't really come back. It's entertaining and engaging, but an awful format for actually exchanging important information, like discord.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Bluesky? What even is that? Mastodon all the way

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (6 children)

as a Bluesky / Mastodon user, Mastodon is wayyyy better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

it has more features then bluesky

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Would be hilarious if Musk buy that too.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

eh it is good to leave that shit hole behind but Elon already got very high returns from his investment on Shitter (got his daddy elected) so it's too late.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Naw, that was Starlink hacking the voting machines

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I'm sure any rural broadband initiatives are going to be scrapped, all the more better for business for Starlink.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I use(d) Twitter for niche interactive hobbies that didn't have enough people on Mastodon to engage with.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Oh hey I'm one of them!

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