Thank you for the encouragement. I might make some posts, but I usually feel like others articulate themselves better than I can, so that's why I usually just repost.

Let’s support people through the transition so it doesn’t take too many spoons. Let’s make sure people know how to find us.
Starter packs, custom feeds, tools like sky bridge - these are all HUGE helps.

We CAN do this - but we need to stick together. Now more than ever. /end

First - let’s not shame or blame people for their choices. Let’s also be willing to recognize the writing is on the wall with respect to twitter and the sooner we rebuild elsewhere the better off we will be.

Let’s work on finding ways to make alternatives more accessible. /9

People’s reasons for staying and for going are all valid.

I think the reason folks are upset is because community is fracturing - and we depend on community for our very survival (not to mention comfort in these isolating times).

So what can we do? /8

The removal of the block function left many people feeling unsafe and stress is terrible for our health

Likewise the considerable uptick in threats, cruelty and trolling is too much for many people (I put myself in that category) /7

They may also be too sick to learn a new platform and/or feel like none of them provide the same type of service and community.

On the flip side - those who are leaving may be doing so due to punishing algos, issue with ownership and/or safety and trolling /6

I can understand the reasons for staying. Sunk cost fallacy is huge.
People have put a lot of precious time and energy into building a following. They may or may not be reliant on it for a source of income or mutual aid.

They may be afraid to lose community and access to information /5

I don’t say that for pity - just to remind people that many of us spend the only spoons we have on trying to educate, inform and support others.

Trying to do it in multiple places takes time and energy that many of us don’t have.

It’s not sustainable. /4

I stay because I’m acutely aware of the pain of losing community. Of feeling abandoned. Of being too sick to contemplate ANY change and wanting to cling to the status quo.

I don’t want anyone to feel left behind - so I’m trying to straddle multiple places. I’m exhausted /3

Personally - I’m struggling to stay there. I don’t want to be there anymore. It’s become too toxic and the majority of my engagements are threats, slurs, insults or bots.

It takes a tremendous amount of spoons to sift through them to try and get to the genuine ones /2

I'm pretty socially anxious, so I will probably stick to my usual reposting 👍

There is still important and pertinent information there, so that's what's been hard for me to make an official jump, but I'm hoping this platform can be a fresh start and most importantly...moderated better? Just maybe?