I’m surprised that while my Bluesky account has grown by 8000 followers — DOUBLED to 16k+ — in just the last week since the election, my Mastodon count hasn’t changed at all.
Is Mastodon not seen as an alternative to Twitter?
Or is my account hard to find for those not following me?
Honestly curious.
@BrentToderian I think there is still a decent discoverability problem on Mastodon when you compare it to the start packs Bluesky is doing…that and the fact that I personally believe they’re riding hype train and seeing a lot more growth than here
@wonkothesane @BrentToderian @mekkaokereke A resource for newcomers I always like to point out is the excellent Fedi.Tips:
@digitalrodent @wonkothesane @BrentToderian
A resource for Daimler Benz drivers, 1905:
1 Make sure you mix your fuel octane correctly or the engine will knock!
2 Depress the clutch before engaging the gears, or the engine will stall!
...
999 Remember to mix oil into your fuel in the correct ratio!
A resource for BYD U9 drivers, 2024:
1 The car is Electric, so no fossil fuel or engine oil needed
2 Press this button to turn it on. This pedal means go faster. This one means slow down.
3 The end
@mekkaokereke @digitalrodent @wonkothesane @BrentToderian
The only problem with the U9 is that unbeknownst to you, it monitors your thoughts and locks the doors and auto-drives you to a prison labor camp if it determines you are impure. Other than that it is a great car.
[Edit: So this 'joke' (never joke on social media) was misunderstood. The point here was not some comment on China vs. US prison regimes, but rather that sometimes the more convenient thing comes with strings attached.]
@mastodonmigration @digitalrodent @wonkothesane @BrentToderian
The US population is less than 1/3rd China's population, and yet we have more people working in prison labor camps than China.
Most US prison labor camp employees, are innocent. As in, haven't been convicted of a crime, and are in jail pre-trial because they're Black and poor.
One of these pictures was taken during slavery, on a cotton plantation. The other 2 were taken a few years ago, on a "prison farm"
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111666235105229571
@mastodonmigration @digitalrodent @wonkothesane @BrentToderian
The US has the largest slave population in the world.
Locking an innocent person up under threat of death, and forcing them to work for you for free for years, is slavery.
While California was feeling smug about ourselves for voting for Harris, we also rejected a ballot initiative that would have prevented prison slave labor. We like enslaving people.
@mekkaokereke @digitalrodent @wonkothesane @BrentToderian
100%. And it is about to get a lot bigger. And corporations turning over information from people's use of social media is going to be a big issue. Sorry, again for the confusing post above. The point was not about the relative incarceration regimes, but rather the risks associated with rushing to embrace the new shiny corporate social media alternative.