Re: Emigration from Usenet [was: Re: PTD was the most-respected of the AUE regulars ...]

On Thu, 25 Jul 2024, yeti wrote:

Marco Moock <mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de> writes:
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I've tried out mastodon and I don't like it. Only usable for chit-chat,
you can't open a "thread" in a new tab by middle click, so rather
uncomfortable to use.
The content is also mostly non-interesting, like Twitter. Some people
who hate Elon Musk now moved to mastodon and post their bullshit there.

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I only can halfway bear Mastodon by ignoring the global timelines and
only focus on the local one of my preferred instance (emacs.ch), but
despite that I still need a break sometimes ('m in one right now).

I do the same thing. Mastodon, only useful for trivial things and lighter memes, but definitely not for long form or deep discussions. For those, I turn to email, mailinglists or usenet depending on the person and topic.