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This Week In Writing, we explore our digital legacies, discuss permanence, and close out the year with
Then, at the end of my fourth-grade year, the teachers told me I actually did better on
While studying ancient civilizations and languages, we spent two weeks on a project that split the class
Each team spent the first week creating a unique society — language, poetry, and artifacts
For our artifact, we created a clay Rosetta Stone that we shattered for authenticity
The cultures lay in their respective tombs over the weekend, and when we returned on Monday, our
We were tasked with digging up the opposing team’s artifacts and trying to piece together their
The language team was tasked with deciphering the opposing group’s language and unlocking their written history
While I realize that nothing ever disappears on the internet, I wonder about future people stumbling upon
Setting up Mastodon has highlighted the importance of owning our digital archive regardless of how our digital
What happens if the site continues to melt to the ground? Will our histories be captured in
I own my content on both platforms and can export my subscribers to other platforms (on Medium,
Not because I don’t enjoy the network effects of Medium but because I wanted to maintain
What are you doing to protect your writing and your audience?
Over the weekend, Twitter announced a policy banning links to other social media platforms
Twitter ended up deleting the policy, but the warning remains: the platform is unstable
The platform is open-sourced, meaning no person or company owns anything
While all that’s well and good, what has been most exciting about Mastodon has been the
People on the platform are friendly, welcoming, and willing to converse
The app has already replaced Twitter on my phone’s Home Screen and I’ll be spending
Thankfully, The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal both published startup guides over the weekend
I also set up an account for The Writing Cooperative at @writingcooperative@mastodon
I’m working on a relaunch of my Discord server for the new year
The Best of The Writing Cooperative will send out on the 31st, but This Week In Writing