How Is Science Twitter’s “Mastodon Migration” Panning Out?

https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/08/20/how-is-science-twitters-mastodon-migration-panning-out/

by erlend_sh • 3 years ago

25 5 3 years ago

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lifeline82• 3 years ago

May be science should leave social media, spend time to do research and discover news things.

tmpX7dMeXU• 3 years ago

Any implication that academic journals are anything more social media for crusty old intellectuals really speaks to your understanding of “science”. Many articles are just diss tracks and callout posts that are seen as Legitimate because they have a two-column layout and a serifed typeface.

jug• 3 years ago

Also noticed the "scalloped growth" curve from Mastodon in general. For each exodus event there's an influx of activity that dies down but not to former levels and each time it happens, retention seems slightly better (less slope on the subsequent downward curve).

aiscapehumanity• 3 years ago

So basically inconsequential bulk

KenArrari• 3 years ago

If you're this concerned about your blogging service changing ownership and having a lighter TOS your research is NGMI anyway.

How Is Science Twitter’s “Mastodon Migration” Panning Out?

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