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Twitter's filters for anybody out of the loop (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (4 children)

I offered to help anyone on Facebook migrate with me to mastodon who wanted to. These are people I've known across three towns and five different jobs. I've gotten and given leads and references for jobs from and to so many of them, and hope to in the future. That's the only reason I even still have Facebook. I'm about to completely call it quits and wipe everything off the account and just leave a pinned post on my profile with a link to a mastodon profile with my real name.

I put out the first version of that post while I'm getting my data fully packed up. Not a single response. Not even a like. I mentioned it on a post by an LGBT content creator I've kept up with since I worked with her ages ago. She's been building up a portfolio of reviews of everything from beauty products to sex toys and has actually gotten some pretty interesting brand deals lately. She'd never even heard of mastodon.

These big social media sites are so ingrained in people's lives in so many different ways. Ultimately you're right but every time I see a comment like this it gives...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

I hate Facebook but I need it for local shit. I don’t use the timeline and I don’t post, but I need it for marketplace and for a locals forum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 29 minutes ago

exactly

[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago

I put out the first version of that post while I’m getting my data fully packed up. Not a single response. Not even a like.

I suspect many platforms detect and shadowban content like this, or at least demote it or restrict its visibility. It's what I would do if I ran an unethical social media platform trying to increase the number of active users.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

If you got zero engagement when your friends normally at least drop a thumbs up then that post never showed up on anyone's feeds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

You just have me the idea to maybe at least poke everyone though. Maybe that will help...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 15 hours ago

Meh, there are a bajillion other ways to participate in society. Not the same thing at all. I've been off Facebook for over fifteen years now and it's been great. I text or call people, and if they care about me they do the same. Sometimes I even get cards in the mail still. It's wonderful.