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If they build it, will anyone come? Or does private social media only work because the user base is already scrolling endlessly there?
@XeroxCool welcome to fediverse. I'm replying to you from mastodon.
I'm using motion controls!
I'm using the Power Glove!
It's so bad.
Posted multiple times because replication was slow. Oops.
Also now I'm posting from lemm.ee
if they build it, the press will go there and report on what's posted there
Yeah wouldn't be bad. Could be an official source to cite.
This kind of event is precisely what drives things like social media adoption. If Harris and the DNC organized an actual messaging campaign and took advantage of this energy to promote Twitter alternatives, a lot of people would join.
Newsies will go there for the announcements. That's the wedge that keeps growing.
Not all growth strategies are just having the bandwagon.
I mean, it wouldn’t stop them from continuing to post to Xitter. They can do both!