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Least noticed poster 2007
that's the problem I have with Bluesky, that and not knowing how to change things.
polly
Well-Known Member
I'm too old for new things!
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
I follow a bunch of niche topic accounts (cycling, city planning, architecture, spaceflight) plus some podcasters/artists/musicians etc. whose work I enjoy. My Following feed is lovely and my For You feed is mostly more of the same. When it's not I use the "not interested" thing to make it go away. Seems to work well.
EDIT: to be clear, this is on twitter, which is still where people are. I guess my principles aren't strong enough to leave just because the owner is such a flagrant asshole (as opposed to the more private assholery of Zuckerberg etc.).
EDIT: to be clear, this is on twitter, which is still where people are. I guess my principles aren't strong enough to leave just because the owner is such a flagrant asshole (as opposed to the more private assholery of Zuckerberg etc.).
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Voley
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Try switching between 'For You' and 'Following' on the tabs at the top.
In terms of getting the algorithm to work for you, a lot of people introduce themselves with a thread listing some of their interests. If it works (and it usually does) you should find that your timeline becomes relevant.
That's my experience, anyhow.
All algorithms do weird shit so ymmv etc but the Threads one doesn't seem to aim unwanted right-wing hatespeech at you as much as X.
polly
Well-Known Member
Great, thank you so much
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
I see Twitter users today as dumb fucks that are able to brush it's racist owner's bullshit to one side just so they can get their football transfer rumours, memes, or whatever fuck else shite they cannot live withoiut even for 5 minutes.
Hehe, glad I got this off my chest.
Hehe, glad I got this off my chest.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
I used it before it was owned by a Nazi and I'm fucked if I'll be pushed off it by one. We just let them walk in and take what they want now?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
They have walked in, they have taken what they want.
Staying just makes them stronger now. Resistance would be to leave and make them weaker.
How To kill off a thread with one move.
editor
hiraethified
How to stop duplicate threads and extra work for the mods in one move.
Perhaps if you made more effort with the title you might get more interaction.
What? A general Thread for discussion about anything about Twitter X?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Russia is China's largest oil supplier.
Was anything you own made in China?
Are people who buy Chinese goods dumb fucks?
Are you going to throw out everything you own that was made in China or has Chinese components, or are you going to continue to support Putin?
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
I mean, it's all a matter of perspective. I tend to think that systems designed to capture as much of your attention as possible for the purpose of selling them to advertisers are not a great thing in the first place, so when I see people explaining their continued xtwitterx usage, it kind of reads to me like going "I don't see any reason to stop using the machine that pumps shit directly into my eyes just because the machine is owned by a fascist now!" Obviously my perspective is not everyone's, though.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I don't do xhitter, bookface, tic-tac, etc. I think they're soul destroying, but I wouldn't accuse those who choose to use them of being 'dumb fucks'. My mother uses bookface, and I wouldn't call her a dumb fuck..
People have their reasons for being on those sites, and the older I get, the less I care about their choices.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Fair enough, it's not a term I would've used myself either.
editor
hiraethified
You didn't even include the word 'discussion' in the title.
I had to add that.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Check out Mastodon, not run by billionnaires afaik.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
I mean, that's true if you define the alternatives as "post on xtwitterx or post on bluesky or post on threads", but less so if you look at the alternatives as "post on xtwitterx or go for a walk or have a nap or stroke a cat". And yeah, I don't even think it's true for Mastodon/the federated system of independent servers that people refer to as Mastodon as a form of shorthand, as above.
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Xhitter is not just a bar that got took over by a random mob of fash knuckleheads, whom you might conceivably force out and reclaim. Xhitter is the bar that got bought and is now owned by a wealthy Nazi who is giving preferential moderation treatment to all of his shitty fellow goose-steppers.
magneze
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It doesn't really matter. The default mastodon.social is fine.
I joined mas.to because it has a short name and is based in the UK, but it didn't affect the experience particularly.
If you have iOS I do recommend the Mammoth app over the default one as it's a bit easier to find interesting stuff, but the default app is also just fine.
I joined mas.to because it has a short name and is based in the UK, but it didn't affect the experience particularly.
If you have iOS I do recommend the Mammoth app over the default one as it's a bit easier to find interesting stuff, but the default app is also just fine.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Search by region or interest.
You can still follow people on different servers.
furluxor
snake with a claw
I had a short-lived Twitter account and then a short-lived Mastodon account but this type of fast-moving social media just make feel down, maybe I don't know how to use it. It was embarrassing watching people "market themselves" and trying to get crumbs of attention from famous accounts, and the bite-sized nature of interactions made it hard to establish relationships, it was more like broadcasting to a crowd. Just cringey all-around.
I also think that Twitter users massively overestimate the importance of their platform and live in a constant fomo trap. Maybe some manage to use it in healthier ways but I'm yet to see a good example.
I also think that Twitter users massively overestimate the importance of their platform and live in a constant fomo trap. Maybe some manage to use it in healthier ways but I'm yet to see a good example.
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