Oh. so this is the thread people have been talking about.
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Dorsey saw the phenomenon of Black Twitter, saw the network effect of nobodies like me, and went about to replicating it with a whole batallion of #blackface bots that he then sold as the power of Twitter’s network effect and virality.
it doesn’t necessarily mean he was selling access to his made up Blacktwitter. it does mean that premium access to the API, bought the possibility of building your own "blacktwitter".
THIS IS WHY MUSK TOOK THE PLATFORM PRIVATE WITH DORSEY’S BLESSING
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remember that Musk lawsuit over the price of Twitter because he claimed it was based on fake users?
THAT WAS SMOKE & MIRRORS
it was deflecting attention from what was really going on: how the platform was being used to manufacture “sentiment” frenzies for Tesla stocks.
Twitter started as a microblogging site in the 00s, that pivoted to stalkerware in the 10s and now, in the 20s, is used as the very visible hand of the market that techbros get to control.
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there’s a lot of bullshit with the “but where are the Black people”.
https://social.coop/@scottjenson/116352800579635299if the #fediverse isn’t like corporate “social media” built for surveillance; then stop trying to use Mastodon to stalk people.
BIPOC come to the fediverse to not be the target of the WHITE GAZE. they come to the fediverse to be whatever the fuck they want to be.
BIPOC are here, using their personas of choice, cuz they’re NOT here for you to stalk them.
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This is a relief to hear.
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RE: https://social.coop/@scottjenson/116352522288234148
Oh. so this is the thread people have been talking about.
jfc.
look, i only know of Dare from Twitter & the tech scene. so that’s almost 20 years now (i joined there in 2007). Dare is like the Black unicorn of techbrolandia. he was never the guy to bring visibility to what’s newsworthy. he’s always been around to amplify techbros.
you know who was followed for what was newsworthy?
ME.
i was in the top 5 of most influential accounts during the #ArabSpring & #OccupyWallStreet
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@blogdiva it's so weird too because the Fediverse is only as good at creating an echo chamber as the person using it is. I hardly ever see a cat with this account and this is the goddam fediverse. I'm sure you can create your own little fedi world in which ai slop is awesome and everyone loves you. But it takes time and effort, and simply broadcasting your love for mediocrity to an audience you take for granted won't get you anywhere.
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Exactly what I just said.
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@flipper @futurebird @blogdiva
"I don't do politics" is usually seen on dating sites on the profiles of men who are trying to hide they are MAGA. They don't want to get roasted by the women they are trying to date
And the idea that Mastodon is "lukewarm to politics" is hilarious
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remember that Musk lawsuit over the price of Twitter because he claimed it was based on fake users?
THAT WAS SMOKE & MIRRORS
it was deflecting attention from what was really going on: how the platform was being used to manufacture “sentiment” frenzies for Tesla stocks.
Twitter started as a microblogging site in the 00s, that pivoted to stalkerware in the 10s and now, in the 20s, is used as the very visible hand of the market that techbros get to control.
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does this still explain how many of very visible Blackfluencers are on Bluesky and not Mastodon?
well… if it means they make money as very visible influencers selling use of their accounts to market research firms, then yes, it explains it. the money is there, not here.
and notice, am being deliberate in the use of BLACKFLUENCER, not Black people. representation matters, and people will go where they see their familiar faces.
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does this still explain how many of very visible Blackfluencers are on Bluesky and not Mastodon?
well… if it means they make money as very visible influencers selling use of their accounts to market research firms, then yes, it explains it. the money is there, not here.
and notice, am being deliberate in the use of BLACKFLUENCER, not Black people. representation matters, and people will go where they see their familiar faces.
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Dorsey got at one point an infusion of money from Jay-Z and Snoop Dog (they have separate investment firms). this is also part of the whole manufacturing of the #Blacktwitter mystique.
the day any Black celebrity decides to set up shop with their own #Mastodon instance, it’s game over for corporate social media.
no, not a Bluesky instance; but a truly independent, open source and federatable social network built on Mastodon.
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Exactly what I just said.
https://mstdn.social/@lucybeahere/116359145950460183@lucybeahere Same thoughts here. If this guy doesn't think we're into politics, he needs to maybe curate his feed a little better. Follow a few hashtags, you know? Actually interact with the fediverse instead of just bloviating. @futurebird @blogdiva
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@lucybeahere Same thoughts here. If this guy doesn't think we're into politics, he needs to maybe curate his feed a little better. Follow a few hashtags, you know? Actually interact with the fediverse instead of just bloviating. @futurebird @blogdiva
@MFennVT @futurebird @blogdiva
The funny part is this Scott Jensen guy works with Mastodon! He’s not just a random user!
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@are0h @blogdiva Scott only joined the Mastodon team in I think late 2024. AFAIK he was one of the driving forces behind involving Black users in the co-design of Mastodon's quote post feature, but you'd have to ask him (or someone who was involved, @mekkaokereke I believe?) for the details.
@julian @blogdiva whether he did or not is irrelevant to this thread. As *this* thread points out, his premise and his actual words are racist. Having done something in the past to advocate for something that a lot of Black folks on here wanted, does not change the fact that he was really racist just now. Lots of people pointed it out in *his* thread, which would be a better place to ask your question. Don't stand up for racists in nonwhite people's mentions. Don't even appear to. It's rude.
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@MFennVT @futurebird @blogdiva
The funny part is this Scott Jensen guy works with Mastodon! He’s not just a random user!
@lucybeahere He claims to anyway. Eugen shut him down early in the thread. @futurebird @blogdiva
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