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(DIR) Post #APIX0PAOMHz0KVP2eW by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:39:53Z
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For some reason during this exodus, at least as far as QOTO is concerned, I've noticed a very large portion of people coming in are women scientists. Sadly women seem to be a minority representation in STEM, so seeing this makes me happy as I think women bring a lot to STEM communities.That said, I am left curious why... what about this exodus has more women in STEM migrating than usual.. Is musk in some way seen as more abrasive to women than he is to men?
(DIR) Post #APIX9Chu3HcOIGH03E by jeremysayz@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:41:29Z
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@freemo the environment on Twitter is def more toxic towards women!
(DIR) Post #APIXBAiUQKZshPUBu4 by Sbectol@toot.wales
2022-11-05T15:41:49Z
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@freemo maybe more come to qoto? I've seen quite a lot of men on other instances
(DIR) Post #APIXCNrH35ATkNAlVY by bobbensonbill@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:42:04Z
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@freemo Fair question. fwiw, I am male.
(DIR) Post #APIXTMnoEB4ROYeMng by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:45:07Z
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@jeremysayz Perhaps that is it. Though from what I'm seeing/hearing this seems to be unique to STEM... other instances are seeing a more even break down between men and women.
(DIR) Post #APIXWr2UGT9g2dB8fQ by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:45:45Z
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@Sbectol Yea it seems it might be something specific to STEM
(DIR) Post #APIXbMpjznKXoBMufo by Sbectol@toot.wales
2022-11-05T15:46:30Z
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@freemo sorry I meant I'd seen lots of new male stem users on other instances
(DIR) Post #APIXe9NiSyhsxMaTVg by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:47:05Z
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@Sbectol ahh, that is interesting...
(DIR) Post #APIXmRwvJcHMrP0qkS by Sbectol@toot.wales
2022-11-05T15:48:32Z
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@freemo I wonder if you had someone with a lot of twitter followers join qoto and a bunch of others followed her
(DIR) Post #APIY2vZWwkozMnvbAu by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-05T15:51:33Z
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@Sbectol Maybe, I havent heard of it if so, but certainly possible.
(DIR) Post #APIZuOfla8YuvGuAJU by jeremysayz@qoto.org
2022-11-05T16:12:27Z
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@freemo … now I wanna geek out over data. Someone got stats to share on this? 😁
(DIR) Post #APIcdpz954x0ZRlTTk by pokerface@sfba.social
2022-11-05T16:42:59Z
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@freemo Depends on which STEM field. Women are a solid majority in biological and biomedical fields. I've always thought it was best to encourage everyone, male or female, in their *interests* rather than give them artificial expectations to confirm to. I mean, isn't that kinda the point of freedom?
(DIR) Post #APIe22fRgE68oAeiLQ by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-05T16:58:38Z
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@jeremysayz I dont have stats on the QOTO side of that, just what I've noticed casually,
(DIR) Post #APIe7XoRJKuOqoUDCq by jeremysayz@qoto.org
2022-11-05T16:59:39Z
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@freemo numbers or it didn’t happen. 😁 (actually, I bet with this open system, we COULD get numbers!)
(DIR) Post #APIfC5QgMlVCDx6V0a by OnNegation@qoto.org
2022-11-05T17:11:39Z
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@freemo in my experience, Twitter is unpleasant for women - I had a horrible experience of being piled on there and it was vicious. Twitter did not offer any support. I ended speaking to the BBC's disinformation reporter about it - she herself gets targeted by misogynistic attacks. I don't know if it's specific to women in STEM but certainly social media is harder to navigate when you're a woman. That's why I've been so pleasantly surprised and happy with the vibe on here (so far)
(DIR) Post #APJ1RvfCdnQjYpr4xU by kawherp@qoto.org
2022-11-05T21:21:02Z
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@freemo For me, I joined the blue bird to keep up to date on local news events that mainstream media ignores (Portland protest, BLM, hurricaine recovery, etc). I also follow a ton of people who stay current on SARS-CoV2 so I can stay informed without doing any real work. (I call it intelligent laziness!). Since the muskrat is in charge, I know I may lose access to that huge list of people I follow. Coming here, I saw lots of foreign servers in the list, many that were invitation only, and when I found one that was open and pro-fact-based science? I set up an account. The muskrat is part of the dude-bro club. White, spoiled, entitled. He thinks he is the center of the universe. I blocked his account as soon as he took over, but AOC lives in his head rent-free. All she has to do is raise an eyebrow at him and he has a meltdown. He can't handle competent women challenging his delusions of grandeur. As far as why more women are migrating? Minorities are more in tune to the changing winds. I'm certain that any person of color can read a room faster than I can; it has been necessary for their survival and mental health. White women like me have only had to deal with the white dude-brows. But every woman on the planet has experience with Creepy Dudes. We have no time or patience for it. I'm still on blue bird for now, but unless the rat turns things around fast, it isn't going to be worth my time. I'll stick around to watch the show, but for information, I'm scrambling to build a list of people to follow here so I am informed.
(DIR) Post #APJ4zz2tmkJ3Skggng by dyedgrey@qoto.org
2022-11-05T22:00:48Z
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@freemo Hi! I'm not a scientist, per se, but an infra software engineer. EM is just trash. He's making some pretty dumb, destructive decisions about the bird site.
(DIR) Post #APJFqBYRWQgkrFyM2y by pete@qoto.org
2022-11-06T00:01:28Z
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@dyedgrey @freemo If Musk drives people onto mastodon, that’s a good thing. A distributed #usenet-OG style medium is much healthier than all the endless realsoandso broadcast BS.
(DIR) Post #APJFqC7tOd2qdCYfIm by freemo@qoto.org
2022-11-06T00:02:16Z
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@pete agreed @dyedgrey
(DIR) Post #APJH4grvzbUHzCZOQC by klyons@qoto.org
2022-11-06T00:16:05Z
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@freemo I think jerks are generally abrasive to women.
(DIR) Post #APKPg3YHc87HqHfNdg by zaclovespenguins@qoto.org
2022-11-06T13:27:12Z
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@freemo it feels like for a lot of minorities the musk take over was just the last straw, especially considering how he seems to actively want the bird app to become a cesspool. Plus qoto’s description does give the vibe that it’s made of more accepting people, which is why I joined