Over 1 million people have joined Mastodon since October 27. Between that and those who returned to their old accounts, the number of active users has risen to over 1.6 million today, which, for context, is over 3 times what it was just about two weeks ago!
Been there for two weeks now and it is lovely!
For #EconTwitter, there is https://t.co/WQKGQiwZF0.
I am at https://t.co/w2ak2UxTG8
Join us and start #tooting! 🐘📯
I will be at https://t.co/po1ykLRPOo for the time being. Mastodon looks like a welcoming place, the server I am in is run by hacktivists in Italy. Accounts are portable across servers, this is very flexible. #econ#twitter#mastodonmigration
The LISA Car project, to get limitations in the size of cars. We are stuck in a negative spiral where people keep buying bigger and bigger cars to impress others, dominate the roads and feel safer. This is a perfect target for legislation. https://t.co/RBXQt3MDmw
Elon Musk is again claiming that he’s all about free speech. So let’s look at the record. Here’s thread with just a few of the countless examples showing he couldn't care about it less (🧵)
Via my DMs: I was harassed & bullied. Others were too, but they stayed silent. It became terrible, so I made a complaint, leading to an investigation. My claims were upheld. Management changed. Sharing so others see accountability is possible. Be strong, get evidence, have hope x
I’m surprised that all these sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations in academic economics have managed to stay relatively contained to Econ Twitter
Heard from one journalist that people are talking and are obviously fed up. If you have something to share, now is the time! Let’s make it impossible for our institutions to continue as they were.
Most heterosexual men are in no position to know if other heterosexual men are harassing women.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO THIS WHEN YOU ARE AROUND!
Come on... that isn't that hard to figure out.
Quit telling us your friend is a "good guy". You have no way of knowing that!