I hope this inspires other independent creators to leave toxic platforms like X and Substack behind.
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I hope this inspires other independent creators to leave toxic platforms like X and Substack behind.
"We’re much less vulnerable to platform shifts than we were before. I had long worried that Substack’s unprofitable business would eventually lead it to make decisions that were not in the best interest of our readers or our business. (Besides not removing literal 1930s Nazi content, I mean.)"
What I learned in year four of Platformer
Everything that happened after we left Substack
Platformer (www.platformer.news)
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@stefan How does using Threads compare to Mastodon?
A lot of the reason I refuse to join either Bluesky or Threads, is it comes across as the same kind of toxicity I experienced on twitter before Elon came around.
( Elon Musk mostly made far right harassment official and open. )
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@lwflouisa I wouldn't really know, I'm not on Threads, sorry. Or on Bluesky, for that matter.
But from what I've observed, if you're Black, or a woman, or an independent artist or creator, fediverse can be far more toxic, to the point of people being driven away back to Twitter, which many will agree, is an awful place, but the experience is on some level still better.
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@lwflouisa It's honestly getting to the point where it's becoming harder for me to invite folks over here and have them either directly experience this or witness it. Pretty frustrating.