mekka okereke :verified:
There are more racists in NYC than in Boise Idaho. Because no one lives in Boise.π€·πΏβοΈ
But there's a much bigger Black community in NYC than Boise. Safety comes from the Black community. Not the NYPD. Not Long Islanders. Not Trump voters in Queens.
Stop asking why Black folk are still on Twitter.
The Animal and the Machine
@mekkaokereke
Regardless of all reasons, can we please just stop asking Black folk to explain themselves to us white folk.
White folks. Frame it that way in your head and have a good old think about what you are doing.
mekka okereke :verified:
"But in a way, taking away the controversial stuff is worse than the harassment. Black Twitter thrives on that. Living in that hostile space and contradicting the narratives affirms that community."
Excuse me?
"Without the nascent hostility, there's no Black Twitter. Perhaps that's too bluntly put, like I said it's more complicated."
OK I'm out. βπΏ
mekka okereke :verified:
"On those platforms, people share posts of people they hate more than they share posts of people they like. The algorithm puts "controversial" content in peoples' faces."
That's just not true. On TikTok, non-controversial stuff is shared much more. On Pinterest, non-controversial stuff is shared much more. On Instagram, non-controversial stuff is shared much more. Let me know when you see a pattern!π
It's a choice to optimize for 4chan-like content. It makes you *less* money.
mekka okereke :verified:
"That isn't fair."
It's super fair! π
"The tools that trans people used to make a safe social media environment for trans people could be used to make a space for black people."
Could. But haven't been. For reasons.
"I think it's more complicated."
No, it's not. π
"There's a twisted symbiosis that happens on Twitter and FB (and eventually BlueSky)."
And here too. People really believe Mastodon is some type of utopia, and it's not.
Tom Bellin :picardfacepalm:
@mekkaokereke @doctormo That isn't fair. The tools that trans people used to make a safe social media environment for trans people could be used to make a space for black people.
I think it's more complicated. There's a twisted symbiosis that happens on Twitter and FB (and eventually BlueSky).
On those platforms, people share posts of people they hate more than they share posts of people they like. The algorithm puts "controversial" content in peoples' faces.
mekka okereke :verified:
π§π»βοΈ"Twitter is a Nazi bar."
π§πΏβοΈ"They are all Nazi bars."
Martin Owens :inkscape:
I usually agree with everything you write. But I'm going to say it:
Twitter isn't a public space.
Comparing two cities which are both public spaces, to one public space (mastodon) and one private space (twitter) is difficult.
Why people choose the private party is a serious point worth acting on. No problem with that argument.
The research suggests people left twitter too quickly anyway. A more protracted campaign of inviting folks over would have worked better.
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