I realize that we all dislike the new Twitter owner who says stupid things, but I think need to spell this out a bit more for folks as the Uncanny Magazine publisher: the death of Twitter would decimate the science fiction and fantasy short story ecosystem.
Twitter is by far the most important tool all of us have to reach the readers of our online magazines. This is where folks discover the online stories. This is also where folks discover the ways to financially support the magazines (Patreon, Subscriptions, Crowdfunding).
None of the Twitter alternatives have anywhere near the reach to the readers that Twitter has, and they are unlikely to suddenly build to that level. This is a very thin-margin industry. If there is a mass exodus of the SF/F community, I guarantee multiple to mags will close.
One last thing! None of us chose Twitter as the short fiction ecosystem center anymore than book publishers wanted Amazon to be the ecosystem for book sales. This is where the readers who will pay money can be reached. Trust us, we have tried all of the other ways to reach folks.
If you want to see why I think @UncannyMagazine and online magazines are important, I think that the Uncanny issue that dropped on Tuesday really demonstrates why SF/F magazines are vital to our community. uncannymagazine.com
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