Post AaOtunlbOG8PkDL5sm by kentborg@social.tchncs.de
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(DIR) Post #AaOIzVmNzusH6M5YRs by stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2023-10-03T11:03:51Z
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I briefly opened Twitter (uh, X) to check out some updates from a few contacts who are still there. Most of what I've seen is users complaining about what X has turned into. Occasionally, someone responds with, "Sorry, you haven't got many followers and following, why not switch to a different platform?" And the typical response is, "Well, you know, I've been here for years, I wouldn't know where to go, I'd have to start all over again... so I'll just stay here." Boiling frog effect? #SocialMedia #Twitter #PlatformSwitch #BoilingFrogEffect
(DIR) Post #AaOJD5WuOEnNkBK5Ds by Dianora@ottawa.place
2023-10-03T11:06:41Z
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@stefano It's odd since user count really only means something on Twittler not here. It's harder to be heard on twittler when first starting hence the preoccupation with follower counts. That is not true here at all.
(DIR) Post #AaOJM38KfXVCuy6J6m by stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2023-10-03T11:08:24Z
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@Dianora Exactly. Months ago, I had 200 followers here and more than 500 on Twitter. Published the same content. More than 1k favourites and boosts here, just a few views on Twitter (had Twitter blue, at that time, to experiment those things)
(DIR) Post #AaOJXF58aLJFA1wYTo by Dianora@ottawa.place
2023-10-03T11:10:21Z
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@stefano Now if your post was about some product that happened to be being advertised on the platform you would have gone viral!
(DIR) Post #AaOJorBGBj3QFFCrdA by stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2023-10-03T11:13:37Z
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@Dianora Of course!
(DIR) Post #AaOJyInQsoBYV2Z6qe by richard@walking.masto.host
2023-10-03T11:13:08Z
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@stefano People are stuck on Facebook and Instagram for the same irrational reason.
(DIR) Post #AaOJyJvGhA2zzdEshU by stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2023-10-03T11:15:17Z
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@richard Many people are concerned about changing social circles, even if the "new" ones include the same people.
(DIR) Post #AaOLeyIJ5JX3JtutN2 by marzlberger@mastodon.online
2023-10-03T11:34:08Z
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@stefano for me the #fediverse is much more vital compared to others.
(DIR) Post #AaOmwv6KORHxOK636m by Krazov@mstdn.social
2023-10-03T16:39:55Z
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@stefano, I'd rather say sunk-costs fallacy.
(DIR) Post #AaOqABgIMMacRNwDKq by grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2023-10-03T17:16:01Z
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@stefano I'm glad that I left when I did, maybe two years ago, I don't recall having an interest in stats, I simply (stupidly) allowed myself to be sucked into time-wasting negativity. It was a pastime. The end.The end for me, but it'll probably be endless for some people, probably including (real-life) friends, and realistically, a fediverse will not appeal to them.
(DIR) Post #AaOtunlbOG8PkDL5sm by kentborg@social.tchncs.de
2023-10-03T17:57:59Z
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@stefano You reminded me to check my idle account: My Twitter (not X) app on Android still seems to work. Man, an awful lot of ads and other cruft on the screen that aren't people I follow. And sad to see good people I do follow still posting there.
(DIR) Post #AaOuxlsywLPAjXlrc0 by jhx@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2023-10-03T18:09:49Z
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@stefano Good thing I left that behind.Mastodon is in any way superior