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It's time to call out people who are still posting on Twitter.
So, this is probably the most contentious poll I've put on Mastodon to date.
Partly it's the structure. I sometimes do a format with a statement then options to agree or disagree. Other times, I do a question with options to answer yes or no. I do this interchangeably, picking whichever is clearer.
In this case, I think a lot of people took it to mean that I was making the statement, because it's what I believe. That elicited a lot of emotion!
In the future, I'll tend towards questions.
In this case, I'm a qualified no.
I think participating in the Twitter ecosystem is net evil for the world. It's a system that runs on content, and generating content for that system is being complicit with a very bad company.
But I don't think everyone's ready to extract themselves 100% from that ecosystem. Some people might need to keep up contacts there. Posting there and here, minimizing posts there, providing exclusive content here, are all good strategies.
"Calling out", or "name and shame", is also a really strong response. I don't think I'm there yet, even with individuals and organisations that should be supporting this network.
I'm at a point, now, where I'm pretty disappointed to see friends here posting there. And I've told one or two as much, privately.
I think we should all be clear on the stakes.
Journalists who cover Elon Musk had their accounts suspended *last week*.
Twitter announced a policy disallowing outlinks to other social networks at the same time.
They are giving full access to DMs and private accounts to conservative journalists.
It is a really fucked-up system. It's not just another social network.
If I were someone still posting on Twitter, I would probably keep an eye on the numbers on this poll.
That's 42% of people who think it's time to call out those who still post on Twitter.
Poll was here, ofc.
I think the future is going to reward those who contribute to the network and culture here. I don't think it holds much promise for those who cling to Twitter no matter what.
It's probably a good time to think about one's extraction plan, whether as a brand or an individual.
I should amend this. Participating in Twitter is generating value for an evil company and its partners.
Whether that is a *net* evil depends on how much good your posts generate.
It's up to the participant to decide if their good posts outweigh the evil network.
For most people, I'd say no, but I understand there are a lot of exceptions.