Today's News: Sometimes I wanna go Where a few hundred people know my name...

After ordering everyone back to work, Musk has now locked up his office buildings and ordered everyone to stay home for a few days. 

Nobody knows whether Twitter will reopen or just disappear. 

So the feeling on Twitter tonight is gloomy. 

I know Twitter wasn't perfect, but I liked it -- met some great people there, and I even got followed by a few hundred good folks too.  

I would be sad to see it all disintegrate.

It’s honestly surprising Tesla wheels don’t just fall off all the time https://t.co/iDRToHj9g2

— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisKC) November 18, 2022

Getting ready for absence of Twitter by standing on street corner shouting mordant observations to passing cars

— Popehat (@Popehat) November 18, 2022

Sometimes I wanna go
Where a few hundred people know my name...

— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 (@CathieCanada) November 18, 2022

If this is the last thing everyone sees on Twitter then I can absolutely live with that… https://t.co/UrxucnxAPj

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) November 18, 2022

I mean, leave Twitter because of a middle aged erratic man-child boss, chaotic back end, and a reasonable percentage of unpleasant people talking at you? Dude, I worked retail

— Tinnitis Emeritus (@pbontoast1) November 17, 2022

*seeing everyone standing on the deck of the Titanic*

Wow, we’ve never had this many passengers enjoying the scenery at 12 AM! https://t.co/lD3TKivwkP

— Jessy Han (@hjessy_) November 18, 2022

Gentlemen, it has been a privilege tweeting with you tonight.#RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/wDRHyWhwf3

— Mitchell Nagy (@mryannagy) November 18, 2022

Twitter's destruction is not like the sinking of the Titanic. That was an accident. This is the Bismarck sinking the Hood. One shell through the turret into the magazine, and KABLOOIE! Congratulations, Elon!#RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/DLNHmcTCPk

— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) November 18, 2022

So tonight I tried out my Mastodon account - here it is:  

It took me FOREVER to find where I could turn off the "dark mode" that Mastodon apparently defaults to - I find it too difficult to read white print on black background all the time - but I notice here when I embed a toot it is coming through in Dark mode still.

Anyway, for anyone interested in following me there, my Mastodon name is:

@CathieCanada@mstdn.ca

I will add it to the side column as soon as I can figure out how to do this. 

UPDATE: Just had to share this one, too:

Joining a new social media platform feels a little undignified.

Like being notified you have to re-interview for your current job only now there's also a swimsuit competition plus a ton of forms to fill out.

— Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) November 18, 2022