Trying out @npub1kwar...e0nj on a used Pixel7. So far no deal breakers, except for the hardware on the Pixel7. My world is becoming more and more privacy focussed as we slip deeper into authoritarianism.
The fediverse is the last safe information harbour on the Internet.
Twitter, Facebook, Tick/Tock, etc all promote enragement for engagement which is the bedrock of today's authoritarianism.
If you're on BlueSky you've already seen how the new boss is same as the old boss when it comes to centralized control and censorship. There's also questions around where the moneys coming from. They may already be soft captured.
Today more than ever the world needs decentralized social media.
Under the law you basically can't exist without money. In cities you can't loiter or sleep in parks. In the bush you can't permanently camp on crown land. So if society won't allow you to exist without money and it believes you have the right to exist, society should give you a basic amount of money to exist.
🟢 Tip for Mastodon newbs: If you want a lively feed, be a follow back person. My criteria for NOT following back are extremely narrow. My default response to a follow is to follow back. You're not gaming any algorithms here or gaining any cred with your ratio.
