I'm not going to lie: automatically expiring mutes are how I've managed to keep several people in my feed.

Don't get me wrong, I like reading what these people post. Most of the time. But sometimes they overwhelm my timeline, and I need a break. The ability to mute these accounts for a couple hours is why I can keep them around. If I couldn't do that I'd have to drop them.

Great feature!

#mastodonfeatures #mutingismagical #mutingfollowers #muting #mute

Beginning to consider the #EthicsOfMastodon.

Starting small.

Looking at the intersections of #MutingFollowers, #SoapBoxing, integrity, personal safety, pleasant consumption and convenience.

Upfront: IMO there are very often competing, contradictory, and incompatible ethics in play in a situation.
Identifying, describing, re-examining, evaluating, contextualising and weighting all the significant elements is how progress towards an ethical position is made.

#Ethics