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How Is Science Twitter's "Mastodon Migration" Panning Out? - Absolutely Maybe

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“Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty.” And Mastodon was the most common destination if they opened…

How Is Science Twitter's "Mastodon Migration" Panning Out? - Absolutely Maybe

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I have no idea how use mastodon effectively :/. Lenny has the advantage of article + discussion so there is a topic to follow. Mastodon/Twitter has always been too chaotic for me. Any advice on how to make it worth it and not just a massive mess x)?
- Twitter is chaotic for me too. Maybe I just didn't give it the time to learn how to use it properly, but when someone links me to a thread there I find it difficult to figure out who is responding to who and the chronology 😅 Broadcasting things into the abyss is not my favorite communication style, I prefer this more conversational format.
  
  Also, I know that Mastodon has its reasons for not enabling search, but I think my mastodon experience would be a lot better if I could search...
  
  I had, in my heyday, 10k+ followers and approx 100 likes per tweet
  
  it's the "social" of social media. you find a circle of people and you all like and retweet each other, converse, make DM rooms and build a community.
  
  or you're rich and famous or are retweeted by people who are.
  
  I have used the exact sentence “broadcasting into the abyss” hahaha. It feels to me that everything is short lived and context-less

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