idk i know this place has flaws but i do think among the options of:
- jack dorsey's racism dial
- please cw this discussion of your oppression for sadposting :(, btw you're defederated over my breakup
- and the everlasting never-dying unkillable cockroach of tumblr
this site is probably better than the alternatives. cohost ain't perfect but i actually like existing here? it's a strange concept, i know.
still might make a tumblr tho, idk
i also feel like i've seen a lot of bad-faith criticism of this site as an excuse to not consider other options, like
- "this site isn't sustainable, it's bleeding money" so is every other social media site? cohost is just honest about it, and frankly they have a better path to sustainability than twitter ever had.
- "the owners are too personal with the site trying to use it normally, it's parasocial" is either the mysterious figure of jack dorsey or your fediverse instance getting defederated over your admin's breakup really any better?
- "the owners aren't real leftists because they pay themselves a living wage, you're only a real leftist if you're poor" this is not a real critique
criticizing the site ran by actual leftists who care about what they're doing so you have an excuse to stick to, again, Jack Dorsey's fucking racism dial because the leftists are imperfect is just... weird. it feels like making excuses to stick to your status quo rather than having actual critique.
