I like it because in some places it’s a common euphemism for fart that’s only used unironically by young children, so every time I hear it the twelve-year-old in me gets another cameo.
Yeah, I do think it needs to be changed, though I don’t know to what. I don’t personally mind it too much, but I want Mastodon to succeed, and I just can’t picture legitimately telling people in a serious conversation about a toot I just tooted.
Because tweet never had any negative connotations before Twitter took it on. It’s the sound a bird makes. Toot is slang for farting which doesn’t have the greatest associations. It’s also like skeet for blue sky. I get why the owners wouldn’t want a word that has a whole and common on their platform community that knows that word as slang for ejaculation.
Saw this toot today too. Only now realized it’s from 10 months ago
I always forget they’re called toots. “Just tooting into the wind” sounds so cute. Significantly better than “lighting up a cross for no one.”
I like it because in some places it’s a common euphemism for fart that’s only used unironically by young children, so every time I hear it the twelve-year-old in me gets another cameo.
To be fair, Mozilla has done quite some stupid shit in the last decade or so. Remember when they killed all addons with version 57?
I have been mad at Mozilla since they released v29 and ruined the UI 15 years ago
Mozilla has been kinda stupid since the browser was also called Mozilla.
Original toot
Does mastadon legitimately believe that the word toot, in regards to its posts, is mass marketable?
Holy shit thats stupid.
Yeah, I do think it needs to be changed, though I don’t know to what. I don’t personally mind it too much, but I want Mastodon to succeed, and I just can’t picture legitimately telling people in a serious conversation about a toot I just tooted.
Please point me to the piss themed social media. I’ve got lots of piss for other people to piss on.
Point me to the fart themed social media
How is it any more stupid than a tweet? That was pretty mass marketable, I would say.
Because tweet never had any negative connotations before Twitter took it on. It’s the sound a bird makes. Toot is slang for farting which doesn’t have the greatest associations. It’s also like skeet for blue sky. I get why the owners wouldn’t want a word that has a whole and common on their platform community that knows that word as slang for ejaculation.
All of that nonsense is hilarious. Toot and skeet sound absolutely ridiculous. At least it’s amusing seeing people trying to make fetch happen.
I’m four years old and I think it’s funny. Also, “skeet” as slang for “blue sky”? I love it, you’re a visionary, how do we make this happen?