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How Is Science Twitter's "Mastodon Migration" Panning Out? - Absolutely Maybe
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Why is it that #scientists hang on to #twitter? Why don't they move to #mastodon?
@hildabast do you have contacts in the science community who could answer such questions?
@elouboub @stopthatgirl7 Habit & addiction - it's designed to keep you hooked - plus so many other people being there. Then for some there's ego/the buzz of so many people paying attention to you. Lots of reasons....