Ya think?

#Media / #SocialMedia note -

I've decided to pretty much "let it be" on Post.news, other than a casual visit from time to time.}
I follow enough of a sample (mostly journalists, authors, and a few political scientists &/or commenters) so I have a feed.
I've posted a few things so I've seen the very nice formatting, (If you type within asterisks it automatically italicizes, for example, and there's an option for headlines with each post, etc.) You can "like" but not re-share as-is.

Unique sorts of things: You cannot just 're-post' / tweet / toot whatever, without adding to it, title, intro, whatever.
If there is a working notifications system/function it's quite oblique to me. I've never seen a notice even on the few posts I got reactions to, although in the beginning I did get email notices of a comment or 'like'. Lately I've seen nothing, though that might reflect my dearth of posts and followers. (I do use tags). I'm now seeing most of the news org feeds I follow, placing a price (nominal but there) on reading full articles. Some are only a few sentences long, some complain. Others full-length reads from expensive sites.

This one (graphic) is by one of the more prolific posters, an author who promotes his book and blog, but also posts freebies (always a surprise if hitting the "read more" button leads to a lengthy article or the end of one sentence). As you can see, the 'hot topic' capturing so much 'news' today is Biden's (false-equivalent) having left a few papers in his office when he left as VP. #GQP pouncing.

Pretty much I've been looking at the same few people's posts in my "following feed", including this very active fellow (author, mega-poster, and booster of the platform). And the media feeds I see are basically mirrors of Twitter accounts (Reuters, etc.)
I'm a bit wary of what seems like a trend (on my timeline at least) of mostly for-pay reads on the news org sites. So it's double-edged, the news orgs are 'landing' on #Post - mostly mirroring Twitter feeds now - and finding a new for-pay potential. Right now Post.news is still in Beta, and it may change massively yet, interface etc., and the pay-to-appreciate model (sort of like Brave browser!) is now fueled by the free tokens one gets at sign-up (50) plus one can buy more. Maybe a good "deal" for those who want to sample otherwise paywalled sites (like WSJ, WAPO, NYT, etc.)

So for the moment, my impression is of a nice interface for writers/bloggers, but a bit "one way" as opposed to encouraging a lot of interaction, comments, re-shares. I'm guessing some of the big celebs (George Takei for example) are also just branching out as a cushion for Twitter's losing many followers and accounts, &/or trying it out (many saying they like it.... but again, I see it more as a presenting platform than interactive, though that may reflect my limited immersion.

So that's that. I still see huge energy growing numbers in #Mastodon, more so than #MeWe or "here" in diaspora* land ...

Thing is, #Twitter is like a huge blimp with many holes. Lots of people saying "time to jump" and/or 'the fumes are toxic, just leave", as others wait it out. Lots and lots of bots - and #MuskVirus - #disinformation and #trolling.

Choice is good. It's nice to have some comfy spots to hang and share/discover, or just take in the view, or shoot the breeze....
Seems "all quiet here" other than some annoying glitch whereby constant notifications are sent about old posts, particularly on private rather than public posts, it seems.... Ah well, #IIWII , tech, interfaces, people....