Am Australian. Have spent a bunch of downtime on this app the last couple of days because it's a wholly refreshing kind of social media. Can be relaxing too depending on which feeds I'm scrolling.
Because they crave outrage. Remember, for many of them their prime reason for voting for Trump was to "make liberals cry". Without anyone to mock, insult, and argue with, they must be feeling pretty powerless
I remember a similar pattern with Signal when WhatsApp was struggling for privacy stuff etc etc Then everyone forgot about Signal. Hope it will be different this time
Frankly, this site has been much kinder thus far, especially on a new account; I hope it continues to gain traction and doesn't go down the same road as its predecessor.
Reading some other people’s experiences it seems like if you’re actively engaged in politics it is less joyous. However the big win is it seems like you can have a relatively non-politics centric experience on here, which just wasn’t an option in The Bad Place.
I've avoided politics here for the most part so far so havn't seen it myself but I do believe it. As you said, that wasnt an option before with how ingrained politics became with The Bad Place, for better and for worse
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American Nazis (Trumpers) will be here before you know it
I give it about a month. Max
I give about 3-4 weeks before they start showing up here in big numbers
Their entire existence is based on owning the libs. They love cruelty. It's been said, accurately, that the cruelty is the point
Threads was initially a great antidote to X. Now it's loaded wit MAGATs. Not as bad as X, but bad
They'll be here
And twitter hasn’t really had a culture here. intriguing to watch!
I'm glad others are also finding their way
(Side note: I don’t know how to feel about Klarna being #2)
not giving Elongated Muskrat my time is an added bonus
Deactivated my X account.
It's nice here.