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The most likely outcome here is that Twitter stabilises somehow, Mastodon increases its name recognition and even usage, but that its incoming migrants eventual

The most likely outcome here is that Twitter stabilises somehow, Mastodon increases its name recognition and even usage, but that its incoming migrants eventually skulk back to Twitter for its reach.

Ambolia 4y ago
Twitter seems to have peaked on usage the last days, not decreased, despite the migrations.
- pornel 4y ago
  Twitter is very entertaining right now with everyone dunking on The Main Character and making cheap ($8) jokes. But at the same time I think it's eroding Twitter's seriousness, and soon Elon's Twitter may be as uncool as Zuck's Facebook.
  - Ambolia 4y ago
    I think Twitter has two big killer features: - Get quick press releases (from the real press, but also from other sources) - Be able to, let's call it politely, "interact" with politians and celebrities. If too many celebrities leave feature 2 could be killed, it remains to be seen if increased openness in feature 1 would be enough to compensate.
    - kzrdude 4y ago
      Corps use it for a clean and unobtrusive public precense. But I'm not sure we lose anything if that stops.
      - deleted 4y ago
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  - gilmore606 4y ago
    > eroding Twitter's seriousness Oh no!
yborg 4y ago
I don't see it as either/or, choices are good, and if Twitter rights the ship before it becomes a hellscape I'm sure many people will continue to use it as a primary platform. Ideally, Fediverse will have established mind share so more people consider it as another channel for engagement, just as people have multple Twitter/Instagram/Tiktok presences.
alwillis 4y ago
Probably not, unless someone (or a consortium) buys it from Elon out of bankruptcy, which Elon says could happen next year. Or Twitter refugees migrate to Jack’s new Blue Sky service.
- mdaniel 4y ago
  > new hypothetical Blue Sky service ... since one cannot join a protocol spec. Although it's certainly possible that this Mastodon exodus will help Blue Sky (if|when) it does launch because NPR has already started airing stories about distributed social media

The most likely outcome here is that Twitter stabilises somehow, Mastodon increases its name recognition and even usage, but that its incoming migrants eventually skulk back to Twitter for its reach.

Ambolia 4y ago

Twitter seems to have peaked on usage the last days, not decreased, despite the migrations.

pornel 4y ago
Twitter is very entertaining right now with everyone dunking on The Main Character and making cheap ($8) jokes. But at the same time I think it's eroding Twitter's seriousness, and soon Elon's Twitter may be as uncool as Zuck's Facebook.
- Ambolia 4y ago
  I think Twitter has two big killer features: - Get quick press releases (from the real press, but also from other sources) - Be able to, let's call it politely, "interact" with politians and celebrities. If too many celebrities leave feature 2 could be killed, it remains to be seen if increased openness in feature 1 would be enough to compensate.
  - kzrdude 4y ago
    Corps use it for a clean and unobtrusive public precense. But I'm not sure we lose anything if that stops.
    - deleted 4y ago
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- gilmore606 4y ago
  > eroding Twitter's seriousness Oh no!

yborg 4y ago

I don't see it as either/or, choices are good, and if Twitter rights the ship before it becomes a hellscape I'm sure many people will continue to use it as a primary platform. Ideally, Fediverse will have established mind share so more people consider it as another channel for engagement, just as people have multple Twitter/Instagram/Tiktok presences.

alwillis 4y ago

Probably not, unless someone (or a consortium) buys it from Elon out of bankruptcy, which Elon says could happen next year. Or Twitter refugees migrate to Jack’s new Blue Sky service.

mdaniel 4y ago
> new hypothetical Blue Sky service ... since one cannot join a protocol spec. Although it's certainly possible that this Mastodon exodus will help Blue Sky (if|when) it does launch because NPR has already started airing stories about distributed social media