Well, I do not have much Twitter experience. Jumped on that ship, just before it was sunk.
But I get it: "Science-Twitter was so much better!"
Yes, yes. Now, there are Threads, Bluesky, LinkedIn, ...., and the chaotic Fediverse. People are realizing the inevitable: Less activity here, in the Fediverse. This happens, when people follow the herd. Whether the grass is really greener elsewhere remains to be seen, though.
Yesterday, I learned that an organization I am affiliated with is posting on #LinkedIn . Presumably for better reach. 🙄
It is true: People will not sign up for a mastodon server, just because it's there. In scicomm we have to choose: Where is my audience? How can I reach it?
So much, so trivial. We also have the option to shape that outcome. By not only posting on enshittified media, by using fediwalls or mastowall (which allow accountless views), by choosing which QR-codes to share, by forgoing ai slop images, etc. etc. etc.
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