Gila
Gila  ·  3 months ago
I really feel this #MastodonMigration due to the #Twitter ban in #Brazil might be our last chance. It is clear that #Bluesky has the marketing that #Mastodon lacks - understandable given its FOSS nature.

But these moments are rare, and if this is indeed the start of Twitter's downfall, it may be our last chance to secure Mastodon as The Public Forum. We can't hand over its keys to another for-profit that will enshitify the forum of our democracies in the years to come.

It is our time as users to promote Mastodon, especially for those of us who work in the press or have other distribution channels. Yes, we may even have to come back to The Bird Cage to convince our mutuals to choose Mastodon when the time comes. This is the first time an entire country has been forced to choose between Mastodon and Bluesky, and what Brazil chooses might determine what the rest of the world chooses as the dominoes continue to fall.

So get out there and convince everyone. It could be our last chance.

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Tim Chambers
Tim Chambers  ·  3 months ago
@pablogilah Don't think it is our last chance but agree with the overall arc of this: Mastodon and the fediverse don't have dedicated marketing teams paid for with VC and billionaire money - we have people power. But that needs to be organized and focused for windows of opportunities like this one. Think there is still time with Brazil as I think this will play out over a while.

But yes, we are the fediverse marketing department.

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Ondine B.
Ondine B.  ·  3 months ago

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@tchambers I don't think Bluesky is investing on marketing. The migration of the last 3 days seems to be natural to me. People were looking for alternatives, many are already inactive on Threads because don't like it and people heard about Bluesky as an alternative. I do believe it's mouth to mouth.
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Gila
Gila  ·  3 months ago
No paro de pensar en lo desaprovechado que está siendo el bloqueo de #Twitter en #Brasil. Y me preocupa porque #Bluesky dispone de un marketing con el que #Mastodon solo puede soñar.

Oportunidades como esta las hay a cuentagotas, y si Twitter finalmente cae, esta podría ser la última oportunidad para asegurar Mastodon como El Foro Público por excelencia. No podemos regalarle las llaves a otro gigante para que mierdifique el foro de nuestras democracias cuando el ciclo se vuelva a cerrar.

Es nuestro momento como usuarios para promocionar Mastodon, sobre todo si disponéis de otros altavoces. Deberíamos incluso volver a la jaula del pajarito para recordar a los rezagados que elijan Mastodon llegado el momento. Es la primera vez que un país entero se ve obligado a elegir LA alternativa, y de lo que Brasil elija probablemente dependa lo que elija el resto del mundo según sigan cayendo las fichas.

Por favor, salid ahí fuera y convenced a todos. Esta podría ser nuestra última oportunidad.