So, Musk is doing extremely bizarre and regarding issues with the Bird Site.

…and that will find yourself inflicting points just like the suspension of my account for some bizarre cause. I don’t just like the Muskrat. The Muskrat doesn’t like folks that don’t like him. Despite having mentioned that “Comedy is now Legal on Twitter”, folks impersonating Elon Musk to submit very obscure messages apparently don’t rely as Comedy. Oh, effectively.

Anyway, I doubt I’ll get suspended for something. It’s not like I try this many issues mistaken. I can’t probably piss off the alien that a lot.

What could occur, although, is that individuals could go away the platform or I’ll try this due to “free speech” instantly being a factor and “moderation” not being a factor or one thing. Who is aware of?

Uh, so, in case that does occur… right here’s how you can attain me!

1. Comments
   • This could also be a no brainer however you’ll nonetheless discover me right here. Obviously. If you wanna discuss issues I discuss, be at liberty to depart a remark.
2. E-Mail
   • In uncommon instances, e-mails could also be an effective way to remain in contact – however these could get flooded or could also be left alone for some time because of me being a goofball, so possibly that’s not one of the best ways of reaching me.
   • Still, if in case you have a enterprise inquiry, press request or something like that, please ship me an e-mail as a substitute. I’ll get to that finally.
3. Twitch
   • I’ll nonetheless stream on Twitch. You can attain me there by way of the chat perform whereas I’m live-streaming!
4. Discord (MagiWasTaken#4357)
   • For non-public issues, I’m all the time out there over right here. I have a tendency to just accept buddy requests and lead with “Do I know you?” – however I swear I’m not unfriendly.
5. My Discord Server
   • This one is uh… effectively,… my discord server. If you need notifications on after I’m stay or after I submit one thing, that is the place to be. You also can bond and chat with others, share artwork, and so forth. I’m there. Others are there. It exists. Most folks lurk although.
6. Mastodon/Fediverse
   • This one’s new! I simply set it up and whereas it takes a while to get used to, it looks like Twitter however… higher? Anyway, I’m now on the Fediverse, particularly on the “masto.ai” factor and it’s fairly cosy, in my view.

Is this “giving up”?

When persons are doing unhealthy issues, we shouldn’t surrender and simply allow them to try this. Nope, we must always truly attempt to step in and be vocal about it… however on this case, it’s not that I’m attempting to flee from Twitter or something.

Rather, I’m evaluating options as a result of I don’t like the best way issues are going below the present regime. Musk is doing increasingly more Trump-like issues. Attacking journalists, deciding arbitrarily what kind of names are allowed and which of them aren’t in addition to doing different issues.

Just lately (as talked about beforehand), he determined that individuals impersonating different folks will get suspended. If somebody had been to take my title and profile image on Twitter, after which get verified for 8 bucks a month, would I get suspended as a result of I don’t have a checkmark?

Only Musk is aware of.

And whereas I nonetheless suppose that one’s Twitter feed could be curated – and whereas I nonetheless advocate for muting phrases and blocking folks… I frankly don’t know if Musk’s “free speech absolutism” aka “no moderation = more freedom of speech” is an efficient factor and whether or not that can result in a greater platform.

Publicly out there data, like the situation of Musk’s non-public jet, must be fantastic to share onto Twitter in idea however simply because one individual is monitoring his jet and exhibiting the world what number of emissions his aircraft is inflicting, Musk desires to do away with it.

I’ll nonetheless attempt to keep on with Twitter however I’ve seen it get extra poisonous already over the previous few weeks. I doubt it is going to get higher anytime quickly. If something, I’m certain it is going to worsen if Musk decides that extra adverts are wanted to in some way save Twitter.

Alternatives

Discord and Mastodon are the very best options, in my eyes.

Tumblr is… I do know that I mentioned that I’ll use it extra however actually, it’s a bit laborious to make use of it if no person that I do know is utilizing Tumblr. Frankly, taking my weblog there may be tough since Tumblr is a social community that additionally helps running a blog. Does that make sense?

Meanwhile, Instagram sucks. Facebook sucks. Uh, I don’t wish to get into Telegram.

Discord is what I exploit to this present day and because it’s so easy in what it does, it’s a terrific device that I’ll proceed utilizing.

Reddit is poisonous.

Mastodon actually seems to do what Twitter does… however higher. I simply despatched out a message about well being stuff… and I used to be ready so as to add a content material warning to it. Fuck yeah! That’s wonderful!

Now I simply want to determine the place all of the cool persons are on Mastodon. 🙂

This submit was first printed on Indiecator by Dan Indiecator aka MagiWasTaken. If you want what you see right here and wish to see extra, you possibly can verify me out on Twitch and YouTube as effectively.