“Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty.” And Mastodon was the most common destination if they opened…

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    1 year ago

    Because there’s a large, complex set of overlapping communities and no ‘head of scientists’ to say ‘OK everyone, we are moving next Tuesday’. It’s still an effective way to communicate with the people they need to communicate with

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      It’s still an effective way to communicate with the people they need to communicate with

      I’m not sure how what Twitter has continue to devolve into is “effective”.

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        You’ll find that there are tight-knit specialists communities still using it that have seen virtually no affect from Musk’s idiocy.

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      Think of the question more as “person over there who is a scientist using twitter, why do you still use twitter?” and “group of people who are scientists, what are the myriad reasons you as individuals use twitter?” –> X% because of Y, A% because of B