Stella ThomasNov 10, 2022
@jentaub
I'm getting the idea that political speech is just too upsetting for the people on this site. My whole purpose on social media is to engage with political speech.
Show threadJennifer TaubNov 10, 2022

@Stmorecowbell

Think of it this way. A content warning label serves two purposes. It protects people who don’t want their feed cluttered or upsetting and a service as a little preview of something exciting that might be hidden behind the curtain. Kind of like the quote tweet did

Also keep in mind that out of courtesy many will not boost any political tweet that doesn’t have a warning. So actually, respecting others will help get your message across and create the kind of community we want.

Show threadPeter Quince
@jentaub @Stmorecowbell However, as soon as 10% or more of your feed is cloaked it becomes an irritant rather than anything like a feature. To survive it should be reserved for things other than politics (the precise thing, at certain points, that 95% of the people will be here to talk about)—like grisly tank-explosion videos. For those it can be genuinely useful.
Nov 10, 2022 at 2:29pmWeb
Show threadMO SugermanNov 10, 2022
@peterquince @Stmorecowbell @jentaub But you can check the box in your personal app’s settings that shows all content by default. Then nothing is cloaked and you can see everything, everywhere, all at once. 😀
Show threadAida NearyNov 10, 2022
@mosugerman nice reference to the best #movie of the year until I see #WakandaForever
Show threadmaraleiaNov 10, 2022
@mosugerman @peterquince @Stmorecowbell @jentaub how do you do that MO?
Show threadPeter QuinceNov 10, 2022

@mosugerman @Stmorecowbell @jentaub That sounds like a box I would like to check! I’m on the web. Do I count as having a personal app with settings?

(And to muse upon, mildly: it very definitely the Best of All Possible Worlds that the default is not the other way around, or that it is not a setup choice instead of a default?)

Show threadLance HomerNov 10, 2022
@mosugerman @peterquince @Stmorecowbell @jentaub I am on the Mastadon app on the iPhone and have checked the box to expand CW posts via the preferences section via the web interface. I still see the CWs so wondering if the app is not recognizing the web setting.
Show threadPeter QuinceNov 10, 2022

@mosugerman @Stmorecowbell @jentaub I think this only refers to the Content Warning. I would love to be less sheltered from users on other servers, and also to have an easier time going through the act of following them.

It seems inevitable that someone will make a Mastodon app that puts all of that in the background, and that everyone who is not superhardcore will use that app.

Show threadTheresaNov 10, 2022
@peterquince you can change the settings on your feed so that CW are automatically expanded, to save your irritation. Also - 95% of people here to talk about politics - which politics? US, UK, EU, Uganda…
Show threadPeter QuinceNov 10, 2022

@touchingfreedom I don’t think my assertion that Mastodon is being flooded with ex-Twitter users eager to discuss the U.S. midterms is insensitive or insufficiently broad-minded. I’m pretty sure it’s straightforwardly factual.

And, of course, like me, many of those users have a lot of other interests, too. I listen solely to non-U.S. news podcasts, for instance—and, dang it all, U.S. politics do seem pretty worth discussing right now :)