Reasons to quit Twitter and Facebook and switch to Mastodon

These companies poison us and our communities for profit. It’s time to go elsewhere.

There is a good variety of alternatives to Instagram

It isn’t easy to move a social circle to a new platform. But as there seems to be no end to the problems, scandals, lax policies, and downright malicious intent of the current dominant social platforms, I think it’s time to start looking for more ethical and healthier alternatives.

Why does decentralization matter? – Official Mastodon Blog

This is a good, real-world explainer of a core philosophy behind Mastodon and the greater fediverse of connected, interoperable services, like PixelFed. I’m a big fan of this grown platform of content and social platforms, especially their underlying design and mission.

Mastodon iOS apps are getting good

Any new platform needs good apps. Thankfully, Mastodon’s have started to mature.

The case for trying Mastodon, a decentralized social network

Mastodon is a healthy and diverse community that’s built by and for people, not investors. Apps are welcome and your feed is chronological.

A simple way to ease social media anxiety, use it as a positive, healthy distraction

These days, social media can often be a nightmare. Here’s a simple way to use it as a good, healthy distraction.

How to archive your internet likes with Day One

A long time ago, I had an app called Favs that collected…