As I was settling into bed last night, for some reason, my brain was looping on the “Choose Life” monologue from Trainspotting.

Now, that’s a deliberately cynical and subversive passage – so maybe it’s a terrible idea to be inspired to re-use the format in this way – but I’m taking the positive parts, and I’m trying something. I’m not sure what the ultimate format will be yet, but I started posting some ideas this morning, and here’s what I’ve got.

Choose Mastodon. Choose the Fediverse.

Choose curiosity over virality.

Choose connection over noise, authenticity over performance, and hope over hype.

Be niche. Be human. Be yourself.

Choose your people, your pace, your corner of the web.

Choose freedom.

—

Choose open standards and interoperability instead of being walled in or caged.

Choose the right to leave without losing yourself.

Choose to build together.

Choose an internet that doesn’t depend on one billionaire’s mood.

Choose boundaries made by people, not incentives set by code.

Choose spaces where your words aren’t metrics and your friends aren’t a product.

—

Choose a thousand small communities instead of one loud machine.

Choose timelines that listen.

Choose #Monsterdon, #SilentSunday, #CatsOfMastodon, #BelieveInFilm, #Mosstodon.

Boost because you care. Follow because you’re interested.

Choose creativity. Choose joy!

Choose watching The Indie Beat Television, and being inspired by art.

Choose optionality. Choose respect.

Choose a human web.

Yes – I know the original ends with a “why bother, do drugs” – that’s not the point of this. I’m well aware that folks will choose to be contrary – that is, after all, a choice – but I’m saying: let’s take a moment to uplift each other, and celebrate the open social web!

Thanks for the conversations in the thread on fedi! 🤩

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As I was settling into bed last night, for some reason, my brain was looping on the “Choose Life” monologue from Trainspotting.

Now, that’s a deliberately cynical and subversive passage – so maybe it’s a terrible idea to be inspired to re-use the format in this way – but I’m taking the positive parts, and I’m trying something. I’m not sure what the ultimate format will be yet, but I started posting some ideas this morning, and here’s what I’ve got.

Choose Mastodon. Choose the Fediverse.

Choose curiosity over virality.

Choose connection over noise, authenticity over performance, and hope over hype.

Be niche. Be human. Be yourself.

Choose your people, your pace, your corner of the web.

Choose freedom.

—

Choose open standards and interoperability instead of being walled in or caged.

Choose the right to leave without losing yourself.

Choose to build together.

Choose an internet that doesn’t depend on one billionaire’s mood.

Choose boundaries made by people, not incentives set by code.

Choose spaces where your words aren’t metrics and your friends aren’t a product.

—

Choose a thousand small communities instead of one loud machine.

Choose timelines that listen.

Choose #Monsterdon, #SilentSunday, #CatsOfMastodon, #BelieveInFilm, #Mosstodon.

Boost because you care. Follow because you’re interested.

Choose creativity. Choose joy!

Choose watching The Indie Beat Television, and being inspired by art.

Choose optionality. Choose respect.

Choose a human web.

Yes – I know the original ends with a “why bother, do drugs” – that’s not the point of this. I’m well aware that folks will choose to be contrary – that is, after all, a choice – but I’m saying: let’s take a moment to uplift each other, and celebrate the open social web!

Thanks for the conversations in the thread on fedi! 🤩

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