“Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty.” And Mastodon was the most common destination if they opened…
Why is it that #scientists hang on to #twitter? Why don’t they move to #mastodon?
@hildabast do you have contacts in the science community who could answer such questions?Because there’s a large, complex set of overlapping communities and no ‘head of scientists’ to say ‘OK everyone, we are moving next Tuesday’. It’s still an effective way to communicate with the people they need to communicate with
It’s still an effective way to communicate with the people they need to communicate with
I’m not sure how what Twitter has continue to devolve into is “effective”.
You’ll find that there are tight-knit specialists communities still using it that have seen virtually no affect from Musk’s idiocy.
Think of the question more as “person over there who is a scientist using twitter, why do you still use twitter?” and “group of people who are scientists, what are the myriad reasons you as individuals use twitter?” –> X% because of Y, A% because of B
@elouboub @stopthatgirl7 Habit & addiction - it’s designed to keep you hooked - plus so many other people being there. Then for some there’s ego/the buzz of so many people paying attention to you. Lots of reasons…