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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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| − | {{w|Mastodon (software)|Mastodon}} is a distributed, federated social network with microblogging features similar to {{w|Twitter}}. "Federated" means that there is one app hosted in many places, so users can choose a host that meets their needs, but everyone can still talk to each other, similar to email. Near the peak of #deletefacebook, | + | In 2018, especially after {{w|Facebook}} privacy abuses were revealed in the Cambrige Analytica scandal, many individuals began seeking alternatives. The #deletefacebook hashtag peaked around April 2018, and in some communities, this type of "why I'm leaving Facebook" announcements were popular. |
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| + | {{w|Mastodon (software)|Mastodon}}, misspelled by [[Cueball]] as ''Mastadon'', is a distributed, federated social network with microblogging features similar to {{w|Twitter}}. "Federated" means that there is one app hosted in many places, so users can choose a host that meets their needs, but everyone can still talk to each other, similar to email. Near the peak of #deletefacebook, mastodon became trending as a [https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/783akg/mastodon-is-like-twitter-without-nazis-so-why-are-we-not-using-it twitter alternative with less nazis]. | ||
{{w|Wil Wheaton}} famously moved to Mastodon from Twitter, [https://news.avclub.com/wil-wheaton-on-quitting-social-media-i-don-t-deserve-1828743467 but was ultimately disappointed by the experience], because while Mastodon's community is generally less toxic, it does not yet have the tools to handle the kind of targeted harassment that a celebrity might face. | {{w|Wil Wheaton}} famously moved to Mastodon from Twitter, [https://news.avclub.com/wil-wheaton-on-quitting-social-media-i-don-t-deserve-1828743467 but was ultimately disappointed by the experience], because while Mastodon's community is generally less toxic, it does not yet have the tools to handle the kind of targeted harassment that a celebrity might face. | ||
| − | {{w|Microsoft}} has been buying up professional-themed social media platforms lately, such as {{w|LinkedIn | + | {{w|Microsoft}} has been buying up professional-themed social media platforms lately, such as {{w|LinkedIn}}, intending to integrate them more fluidly with their enterprise software suite. Mastodon seems an unlikely target for an acquisition, since its decentralized nature means that one corporate entity can't control it, and the culture there is decidedly unprofessional as of this comic. |
| − | The title text presents an alternative approach by moving most social activities to the cloud-based proprietary team collaboration platform {{w|Slack (software)|Slack}}. | + | The title text presents an alternative approach by moving most social activities to the cloud-based proprietary team collaboration platform {{w|Slack (software)|Slack}}, whose one important paid feature is the ability to search through archived messages without any limit (Wikipedia is wrong here, only free users are limited.), and probably because there were too many annoying communications he then creates a new account to get rid of the old messages. This also didn't last long and he stops interacting on social media entirely. As a result he just writes texts and probably not showing it to anyone. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Cueball sitting in front of a laptop typing.] | :[Cueball sitting in front of a laptop typing.] | ||
| − | :Why I'm | + | :Why I'm quitting Facebook, joining LinkedIn, deleting my LinkedIn, rejoining Facebook, quitting Twitter, getting locked out of Facebook, moving to Mastadon, and lobbying Microsoft to take over Mastadon and merge it with LinkedIn: A manifesto. |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | + | Mastodon is misspelled as "Mastadon". | |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
