• maegul (he/they)@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    So from the outside, this is looking like an increasingly difficult situation for anyone left of trump still on twitter … whatever you like about the platform … it seems you’re actively supporting and endorsing some pretty sketchy behaviour.

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      5 months ago

      It isn’t, “facts” or “reality” have never really bothered those people before.

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        5 months ago

        He’s referring to Twitter users in general. There are people who I genuinely think care about facts and reality still left on Twitter.

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            5 months ago

            Yeah, it’s pretty disappointing.

            I like the take that if you’re still on Twitter it doesn’t mean you’re a fascist; it just means fascism isn’t a deal breaker for you.

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              5 months ago

              If you’re helping the nazi bar pay rent with your time and money, you’re still a nazi, you just don’t get as many perks.

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      5 months ago

      I finally deactivated my account after I heard they were turning on Grok by default.

      But, I hadn’t tweeted (switched to Mastodon) since Elmu mass-banned journalists for retweeting public information (jet location when near an airport).

      I know some non-fascists are still getting good use out of it, but I can’t participate anymore. I keep hearing that Mastodon is letting too much abuse through to marginalized people – even more than Twitter – though. So, I don’t know what to recommend for microblogging.

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        5 months ago

        Mastodon is letting too much abuse through to marginalized people – even more than Twitter – though. So, I don’t know what to recommend for microblogging.

        Yea it’s a bit tough ATM. Straddling between masto and BlueSky might make sense (many are doing it it seems).