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Hello, Fediverse 👋
I'm Sophie. I run a digital ops consultancy from the south of France, working with values-led businesses.
I'm in the process of leaving Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. I got tired of building on platforms that sell our data, gut safety systems to please politicians, and treat people as products.
Still figuring it all out. Would love to connect.
#Introduction #EthicalSocialMedia #SmallBusiness #DeleteMeta #Fediverse #DigitalEthics
@sophiekaz Welcome to the Fediverse 🤗
@CazimodoCreative Thank you! Happy to be here 😊
@sophiekaz bonjour 👋 and welcome to the Fediverse. Have fun exploring it 🚀
@digigeek Merci! it's been a wonderful, eye opening experience so far.
@sophiekaz welcome to Mastodon! Bienvenue.
@Mjhall Merci beaucoup! Glad to be here 😊
@sophiekaz Hi Sophie! Welcome! #Feditips if you need any tips over here.
@annehargreaves Thank you! I'll definitely check out #Feditips. Still finding my way around so that's really helpful.
@sophiekaz Your music is gorgeous; just finished listening to both records.
@earwigplanet I've just discovered your amazing music on Bandcamp! So far I've listened to Five Poems & Three Mysterious Stories - absolutely exquisite! Wow!
@earwigplanet You've just made my whole day. Thank you for taking the time to listen, and to both records! That means so much.
It’s a great place to be.
@Olson it really is! Before, it was like posting into the void. There's such an amazing and engaged community here - I'm blown away so far!
And so many people will help you learn the ropes.
@sophiekaz welcome to the fediverse! 
@helloclippy thank you! So glad to be here 😃
@sophiekaz Salut Sophie from South Germany
@marlinz Salut! Greetings from the south of France 😊
@sophiekaz welcome to the fediverse:)
@jackson_sweater thank you so much! So happy to be here 😃
@sophiekaz It's interesting... most of my posts on here is like screaming into the void but I do keep posting.
@philpetree Ha, I know that feeling from Instagram! I think it depends a lot on hashtags and timing here. I'm brand new so maybe I'm still in the honeymoon phase, but the engagement so far has been way more than I expected. Keep going!
@sophiekaz I think content type matters too. Family/feelings stuff doesn't seem to play here or on Bluesky, but plays well on threads. Techie stuff doesn't play on threads, but seems to be okay here. @asmartbear and I had that convo, his business posts get more engagement on Bluesky than on threads.
@philpetree @asmartbear interesting, thank you! I've been considering Bluesky, but wasn't sure what the community here thinks of it's ethical credentials... Do you think it's wise for me to sign up? I used to post quite a bit of stuff related to my business...
@sophiekaz @asmartbear
I don't have a good answer. I have a friend who's a publicist for famous authors, and she advised me to get back on social media and build a following, so a few years ago, I got back on, but I find it all so tedious. LOL Most places I have 500ish followers, and it doesn't change much.
@philpetree @asmartbear 500 followers while finding the whole thing tedious is honestly impressive! I think that's part of why this place appeals to me. The pressure to perform and game algorithms just doesn't exist here.
@sophiekaz Here I only have 61 followers and 5 of those are scammers. LOL
I post just as much here as I do elsewhere, I engage more here than elsewhere... so IDK what the difference is.
@sophiekaz@mastodon.social welcome to the club! 😊 There are quite a few of us on the Fediverse attempting to figure out business plans to help continue funding the Fediverse.
From hosting platforms, to looking for grants, to building out services for people, to just educating.
Thank you for joining us.
There are quite a few of us on Matrix in the Fediverse Developer Network space: matrix.to/#/#fediverse-devel...
Also if you really wanna get started, could I suggest the FediForum coming up in just a few weeks. it's an unconference that's online where we discuss everything about the Fediverse. fediforum.org/
Also I'm more than happy to help discuss anything as well. I run BT Free, btfree.org, as a nonprofit attempting to figure things out as well.
😊
@ozoned This is incredibly generous, thank you! I'll check out FediForum and BT Free. I'm genuinely interested in how the Fediverse sustains itself long term. Really appreciate the links and the offer to chat.
welcome! I did the same in mid 2024, have been very happy here, and hope you will be too.
I got rid of facebook, instagram, twitter, and google and my life became simpler, more private, and better overall.
@mrose That's really good to hear! Getting rid of Google too is impressive! I'm not quite there yet but one step at a time. Already feels lighter just being here a few hours.
@sophiekaz
Welcome!
What is your super power?
@eoinho Thank you! I see the structure underneath things and shape it. Sometimes it's sitting at a piano and finding the shape of a feeling. Sometimes that's helping small businesses find order in their chaos.
What's yours?
Making tech work for humans, instead of the humans conforming to the tech way.
@eoinho That's a great superpower. And honestly, that's exactly why I'm here instead of Instagram. Tech should work for people, not the other way round.
@sophiekaz Hello from Ireland, welcome, et bienvenue! 👋🏼
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