Jeff Tiedrich on the Twitter disaster, and his new Mastodon account

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Fri Nov 11, 2022, 01:46 PM - Edit history (1)

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I've done a lot of stupid shit in my life but I never poured gasoline all over 44 billion dollars and set it the fuck on fire


folks, I'm going to stay right here on twitter and ride this thing right down to the very bitter end. but when this big dumb beautiful site finally gives up the ghost, you'll be able to find me at @[e-mail]


holy fucking shit, Twitter Blue didn't even last a tenth of a scaramucci. this is one for the branding disasters hall of fame

The last of those three tweets refers to the news in this LBN thread: https://democraticunderground.com/10142993089

[C_U_L8R]

1. How does one sign up for Mastodon?

I went to their site and the whole server business was totally geeky and confusing.

[Kennah]

2. Ask a Caveman

[OneGrassRoot]

6. 😂 n/t

[Javaman]

17. oh thank you so much for the laugh!!! :) nt

[cilla4progress]

8. You can join any server

and - as I understand it - see any/all "toots".

I had to do some research...

[ShazzieB]

29. To follow the Mastodon account of someone like Tiedrich...

Don't you have to sign up for the same server they're on? Jeff didn't say what server he's on.

I just read an article about Mastodon the other day, and it was confusing as hell. Plus I don't know if I'll ever get past the fact that when you post messages on Mastodon, it's called tooting! Seriously, Mastodon?

[Hyper_Eye]

30. You do not have to sign up on the same server.

The servers are federated. That means that there is no central server but all of the servers are interconnected. You can follow others, and be followed, from any server. The most popular server appears to be https://mastodon.social

Barring any particular parameters that server would be a good default to sign up on.

If you would like to make your first connection you can follow me @[e-mail]

There a number of good things about the federated server approach. If a Musk-like figure were to come along and buy out a server you could just sign up and migrate to another one. If a particular server tends to have accounts that you don't care for (say a freeper server) you can block the entire server and never see anything from it or hear from anyone on it. Also if a server goes offline the overall network is still online. The software is also free and open-source so anyone can work on it and host it.

[tblue37]

35. I think he's on a server called "social."

[Bev54]

10. I tried to sign up and 3 times requested a verifying email

Never received one, kept checking my junk folder as well. I gave up.

[Pacifist Patriot]

23. I found that that third time was the charm.

[IronLionZion]

12. They're a bit overwhelmed as they're a small nonprofit open source platform

So some of the main servers have paused new registrations for now since they simply don't have the resources and capacity.

a beginner's guide
https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/08/what-is-mastodon/

[certainot]

13. thanks. been avoiding social media then finally thought i might twit and then king twit bought it so

i might try mastodon.... i like mastodons

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[Kennah]

4. We nerds should not have made it this difficult to sign up

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-join-mastodon-the-open-source-twitter-replacement/

[TheBlackAdder]

27. Fuck That! Whenever you see Open Source a "*Your PII Shit WILL Be Compromised" should be included.

[republianmushroom]

5. I like it

[cilla4progress]

7. Still cant really figure out

How to find people there

[kaotikross]

9. Has anyone

located a decent left wing server in the US?

[calimary]

11. Yep! A branding disaster reminiscent of "New Coke".

And throw in the much-anticipated and colossal fail of the “Red Wave.”

[Johnny Noshoes]

14. remember Miller Clear beer?

Now that was a big fail.

[IronLionZion]

15. Yet somehow hard seltzer has taken off in recent years

someone is enjoying clear carbonated beverages

[Johnny Noshoes]

16. It was the 80's

Guess people weren't ready for it. Besides it kinda looked like dirty dishwater in a glass.

[Pinback]

28. Well, if the horse hasn't had enough vitamins that day,

it comes out clear.

[Hamlette]

18. thank you so much for including the link!

I could only guess what the third tweet was about but you knew and "told me".

Thanks.

[aggiesal]

19. Mastadon just sounds like Master Don. And I know how I feel about Master Don. n/t

[soldierant]

26. Sounds as you say

and looks like an elephant.

I'm saving information but think I'll wait a while.

[barbtries]

20. i deactivated my twitter yesterday.

it pisses me off that i can't just delete it entirely.

the reason is that musk is fucking it up so badly that there's bound to be a data breach. I don't think i ever gave twitter financial information but somehow i think they have it anyway. For example: I donated on ActBlue for a candidate and then shared it on twitter.

Anyway that's what decided me. i checked out Mastodon but didn't sign up. I am still on fb and most importantly of all, still have DU.

DU has been the constant since gwbush decided to throw a war. I still shudder when I recall how distraught I was on 08Nov2016 with Hillary losing and the site going down. Like I'd been thrown into the ocean and lost my lifeline.

[Grins]

21. Dayam!! Can you invest in Mastodon stocks...?

[Hyper_Eye]

24. It's a free and open-source platform

There's no for-profit organization to invest in. The network is decentralized with hosted servers around the world. Anyone can download the software and host a server.

[Hyper_Eye]

22. And now I'm signed up and following!

@[e-mail]

https://techhub.social/@Hyper_Eye

[birdographer]

25. Tribel is also a good left-leaning SM site

Aside from the occasional MAGA trolls, which are easily enough blocked.

[Celerity]

31. Tribel is run by the grifters/fake news pushers, Moscow Mitch donating Occupy Democrats. Hard pass

Occupy Democrats election PAC looks to have dispersed $40K to Moscow Mitch, $250K to a firm they own

They literally ✨occupied✨ Democrats

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1575213820414291968.html

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1575183501695291392.html

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1574043514761101314.html

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https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?cycle=2022&data_type=processed&committee_id=C00718510&recipient_name=C00193342&two_year_transaction_period=2020














Occupy Democrats is a dodgy clickbait site that pushes fake news and CT far too often, all in a cynical cash grab, plus it has stolen content with little to no attribution many times.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/occupy-democrats/

https://www.politifact.com/personalities/occupy-democrats/

Wikipedia bans Breitbart, InfoWars, and Occupy Democrats as fact sources

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/latest-links/wikipedia-bans-breitbart-occupy-democrats-fact-sources/

[birdographer]

32. That's interesting

I had no idea. There is such a vast difference between what I read here about the founders of it and the experience I have there enjoying pet pictures, some fantastic photography, humorous posts, and of course news and pro-Democrat posts. I have never seen a single post of left-biased propaganda or anything else remotely objectionable to a true blue Democrat. I tried Mastodon and was very put off by the interface. No Twitter or FB for me. Since I have found people on Tribel whose posts I enjoy and relate to, I am going to stay there. We have a lot of Twitter refugees showing up every day. I guess somehow all this Occupy Democrats stuff managed to stay under the radar for a lot of us.

[Unwind Your Mind]

33. Only 17k on Accountants, compliance and legal

That’s revealing to me. Priorities, you know? Fundraising fees are 30k

[msfiddlestix]

34. I was expecting this post to be from his Mastodone account...Eff Me for taking the bait

fool me once. fool me twice, fool me every time?



I hate it when this happens...

[Takket]

36. nice to see someone i've heard of join

i looked over Mastedon a few weeks ago but didn't bother signing up because there simply wasn't anyone there that I followed on twitter to make it worth signing up for. I don't follow Jeff on twitter but it is nice to see someone actually trickle over there, and maybe if others follow I'll sign up.

One thing is for sure. i'm not going back on twitter.