Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

@AriCohn @popehat I think that's, in part, due to the learning curve from the influx of new users. Once we all get used to sharing the Mastodon way (user-driven vs algo-driven), and start building network effects, that should fall into place.

So, it would seem that boosting liberally is much more of a standard practice here on #mastadon than retweeting is on #twitter?

Over there, someone who retweeted too much tended to be annoying. But since that's the only way to discover non-followed posts here, it seems to be more accepted. Do I have that right?

@AriCohn Don't forget to put your new handle in your old Twitter bio so tools like debirdify can help folks find you.
(Also, use debirdify to find folks from Twitter)
https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/

@koherecoWatchdog I honestly can't take any more of this.

You're not entitled to others amplifying or hosting your speech.

You're not entitled to 3rd party remuneration for the consequences of your own decisions.

If you don't want to "lose" time you put into things, then don't put that time onto a foundation that someone else owns.

@koherecoWatchdog Then, to use a more modern example: Fortnite or Call of Duty. The player base is half the attraction. These games don't sell on their single player modes.
Even Warcraft 2 & 3 derived a great deal of value from the community on Battle.NET.

The point is, you don't get to blame other people for how you choose to spend your time.

@koherecoWatchdog That is exactly 0% true for MMOs like WoW.

@koherecoWatchdog You're a user in both senses. The difference is whether you pay in cash or data. Either way, you're paying for a service you enjoy, and you're not owed that back just because the service changes later.

@koherecoWatchdog We're not talking about future time that's been prepaid for. We're talking about sunk time. That's what you argued was lost.

@koherecoWatchdog Next you're going to tell me that WoW players should be able to sue for all their past subscription fees back because Blizzard released an update they didn't like. 🤦‍♂️

@mmasnick Maybe their server is on a custom branch that's not up to latest?

Could also be as simple as caching lag from the new user influx.

@koherecoWatchdog Wait, so they gave you a free entertainment service that you chose to use for years, and when they decide to change the rules a bit in an effort to make it better, you think *they* owe *you* for that?

That is some seriously supreme entitlement right there.

@koherecoWatchdog Great, so ask for your money back.

Oh. Wait.

@koherecoWatchdog The rules are very simple: If you don't like how they run their property, nobody is forcing you to be there.

@koherecoWatchdog It's not "deceptive" to allow a degree of subjective judgement in moderation decisions.
Your persecution complex is showing.

@koherecoWatchdog Lmao, you're really stretching now.

@koherecoWatchdog (A) you don't have to have a phone to access Twitter. You can use a computer, even one at the library.
(B) There's an argument to be made that it's a 1A breach by the account holder (not a great one), but that's still not the service provider's problem.

@koherecoWatchdog Oh, these poor victims, getting free entertainment services. How ever will they survive?