I don’t use twitter, but the reason people still do is the same reason people still use reddit.

It’s where the people are. Normally this is the part where I use some big exaggerated example of what COULD be happening on twitter and they’d still use it. However, saying “They would still use use it if it catered to pedophiles and nazis” is not only true, because they are, but it’s also the most exaggerated example I can think of.

No matter what twitter does, people will still use them, BECAUSE people use them. Twitter has something like 375million people, while Mastadon has varying reported numbers, but I’m seeing 7million, 10million or 12million depending on who’s talking. That’s still a far cry from 375million.

The hard part is figuring out how many of those 375million are bots.

Damn. Smart lady.

Is she single???

Oh. Right.

I agree, Go Guards!

And you didn’t invite me???

The irony of using Steve Harvey of all people to make your point…

Because you’re already dead on the inside?

Maculley Maculley Culkin Culkin.

Now pronounce GIF. The RIGHT way…

I pirate software, but at least I don’t rape children.

Hey! Whoa! That’s uncalled for!!!

…being a human dildo sounds quite fun!

Orrrrr…pick a non-active community. Or both. And start posting in your local community. By that, I mean I live in Cleveland. There are 3 Cleveland communities. All dead. I’m the only one posting in one. I still get replies and upvotes. So people are there. They just all lurk until I post.

Do that. And post in a dead community. And post in an active community. We need activity basically everywhere besides tech/politics/news.

I agree with everything that you’ve said. I would also add:

Find your nearest non-political non-tech hobby community and start posting things people actually want to see

Because if we’re going to cast the same net reddit does, people with a more varied set of interests need to come here. Can’t be all linux, politics, and news. We’re going to need people who like baking. We’re going to need sports fans. We’re going to need music.

I could type new communities we need to be active all day. Humans are surprisingly a diverse set of creatures. You have one set of interests, I have another. Different set of interests. And both are totally valid.

The thing people here don’t seem to grasp is that OTHER interests and OTHER people using the fediverse isn’t a bad thing. If a bunch of boomers come here, and make their own communities to talk about Taylor Swift, and whatever else they talk about on facebook. That’s good that it would be here! Not bad!

They could talk about gardening, and model trains, and whatever else. It wouldn’t appeal to you, and thats ok.

So what I’m hearing is that you’re a big fan of Windows 11…

votes for MynameisAllen for president

Now if only we knew their name…

Dumbtv

What if the person before the pooper flushed, and then the pooper got 0% in the bowl.

Maybe it was written by him!!! Plot twist!!!

I smoked weed when it was illegal. I’ll speak freely when it’s illegal.

And one day I’ll shit on Art Modell’s grave. That’s not really relevant to AI, but I’m still gonna do it.

NEVER!!!

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looks at your comment

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…CORN!