Post APXKScPOl8F6SDYu3c by elonjames@mastodon.art
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 (DIR) Post #APXKScPOl8F6SDYu3c by elonjames@mastodon.art
       2022-11-12T18:18:23Z
       
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       I was part of the folks who were on the ground back in #Ferguson in 2014. Twitter didn’t spawn that movement. It was the people on the ground that used Twitter to start that movement. We literally changed who voices that were trusted. All of a sudden news accounts became noise. It was that person who you saw live-streaming from the protest that you trusted. We literally shifted power w/ no check marks. I think that can happen anywhere. Including #Mastodon.
       
 (DIR) Post #APXKShVxm9SsI1fiU4 by elonjames@mastodon.art
       2022-11-12T18:30:09Z
       
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       My goal on #Mastodon is to find community like many of us did on the bird site. Once we adapt to this platform a bit & start connecting with each other I think amazing things could happen. But it’s going to require culture shifts. I would hope that some orgs would invest in instances to help create an infrastructure that facilitates community and rapid messaging. I plan to start a server soon and invest in what I think is a genuine chance for something new and even better than what we had.