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Leaving big social media for Mastodon comes at a cost
Original: When I left Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, I let people know that they could follow me here on Mastodon. Th
A user who quit Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn says she invited her contacts to follow her on Mastodon instead, but the move cut off many relationships. Only two friends are believed to have created Mastodon accounts, and she says she misses the friends and posts she left behind. The account is prompting reflection on how hard it is to move personal networks to smaller platforms.
Why now: People are discussing the real social cost of quitting mainstream platforms for smaller federated networks.
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- When I left Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, I let people know that they could follow me here on Mastodon. The cost? I severed a lot of connections. I miss those friends and their posts. As far as I know, only two of my friends created Mastodon accounts. Neither of… · shansterable@ohai.social · 20
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