Mastodawn

Aral Balkan Nov 19, 2022

I’m beginning to see quite a few “this is a positive space, there is no place for negativity here” style posts (especially by newer folks) so I want to hopefully clear something up:

This is also a space to be protected. From fascists, bigots, etc., and also from corporate capture (unless you want to watch it turn into what the greater web turned into. Some of us lived through that once. Would be nice not to again.) Opposing such things—and vocally if need be—is not a negative; it is a positive.

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joene 🏴

@aral Many times in my life when opposing things, or not fitting in, people told me 'don't be so negative'. Therefore I learned that terms like positivity and negativity are arbitrary or even social constructs as you like. I also learned that people who say 'always be positive in life' are not to be trusted.