Post #3700270

2026-07-09 18:24 UTC

I frequently find myself explaining, often to people I don’t know, why it is that my online home is on #Mastodon, why I’m putting time and effort into building and running an instance, and why those are the best choices. So here’s my latest effort to pull all the arguments I use together in a coherent sequence: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/07/05/Choose-Mastodon

Replies (6)

@funcrunch@me.dm 2026-07-09 18:35

@timbray@cosocial.ca - Well-said. I've left all other social media,* though I do bridge my Mastodon posts to Bluesky. * Except (the enshittified) LinkedIn, if that counts.

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@dtm@mastodon.cc 2026-07-09 18:43

@timbray@cosocial.ca I know how much work that was. Good job.

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@bituur_esztreym@pouet.chapril.org 2026-07-09 19:28

@timbray@cosocial.ca quite good and enjoyable and attractive post indeed!

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@J2pro@mastodon.social 2026-07-09 19:56

@timbray@cosocial.ca great article. I’d like to hear more about why Eurosky and BlackSky won’t “change your mind…”

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@maj@cosocial.ca 2026-07-09 19:57

@timbray@cosocial.ca hope it's ok I share this link on FB and other sites so you're not just preaching to the choir!

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@leadegroot@bne.social 2026-07-09 20:18

@timbray@cosocial.ca @tynstar@nerdculture.de great article, agree with it completely, except for one thing: I’d replace the word “Mastodon” with “fediverse” because 99% of what you said was cross platform. Thanks for writing! :)

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