Trans rights are human rights.
Black lives matter.
No human is illegal.
Love is love.
Their body, their choice.
Science is real.
Kindness is everything.
P.S. If you started following me due to this post, PLEASE look at my profile and decide if it's for you.
Make sure general nerdiness, tabletop roleplay, and other related pursuits are the kind of content you want to see in your timeline.
Our values obviously align, but our interests/hobbies might not. No hard feelings if you unfollow. π
@tabiwritesstuff I couldn't agree more, which is why I am doing this little experiment.
I've seen a lot of comments on Twitter about people being marginalized and harassed in some Mastodon instances.
@tabiwritesstuff @dragoncrown Thatβs the worry with instances. I think *touch wood* dice.camp is generally frequented by decent people and admin are also decent so theyβd call anyone who crossed lines.
Unfortunately there seem to be instances that are not considered as safe, which just sucks.
@cmbarba @dcbradshaw @tabiwritesstuff Quite true.
And that requires active and responsive moderators. An interesting thing this little experiment has confirmed is that server rules do a LOT of heavy lifting.
Simply advertising what the code of conduct can preempt moderation from being needed in the first place due to an implied social contract.
@dragoncrown @tabiwritesstuff That is both a fortunate and unfortunate thing about instances, but also an opportunity for the individual.
It is fortunate because you can find a community that will support your viewpoint.
It is unfortunate because some viewpoints are shit.
And it is a massive opportunitt for the individual because everyone can spin up an instance, perhaps on an individual basis, where you can set the rules and own your own corner. And there is jack anyone can do about it.
@dragoncrown @tydalwave @juneussell
Depends on instance, admins, moderators & coded filters/rules. Some instances clearly blocked by others.
At least with mastodon, you can move instance to one that feels safe for you. Something the bird site never allowed.
@Rabbit Fair, but this post is actually to satiate a curiosity of mine, not engagement.
One of my favorite things about this platform is that the engagement chase is not much if a thing here. π
@raphaelmorgan @Rabbit Very true, but a poll requires less commitment.
A boost means a public endorsement of the message. That's what I'm really interested in seeing.
@dragoncrown @raphaelmorgan @Rabbit I'm more than willing to publicly endorse all those messages, but I suspect anyone who has spent too long on other forms of social media would see a "this is an experiment, please boost if..." as an exercise in increasing engagement metrics. I don't doubt that wasn't your intent, but that's how it can come across. For the record:
Trans rights are human rights.
Black lives matter.
No human is illegal.
Love is love.
Their body is their choice.
Science is real.
Kindness is (almost) everything.
@raphaelmorgan @Mellifluence There is also another corollary I am paying attention to.
One of the things I really like about Mastodon is that its very design and lack of algorithm creates a friction that inherently prevents virality.
It would take a vast, concerted user effort for a message to spread. Especially from a small account. I am interested to see how far it goes.
It also reminds me of a certain kind of lawn sign in the US that is also seemingly popular with people who are anti-housing, to the point where people are putting up parody signs.
@dragoncrown My wife, who had a 35 year career in the U.S. government, much of it as a paralegal, is found of saumying that humans cannot be illegal. They can be undocumented. A big difference.
BTW, she now volunteers teaching ESL and citizenship (passing the US citizenship test) to adults. We have a lot of friends from South and Central America as a result.
@BertL That's awesome! π
I just got my US citizenship last year.
@dragoncrown I fully agree with your statements, and I make the same statements on my feed.
But *asking people to boost* is very bad form. It is basically chain-letter spam.
It might be better form to ask people to make similar original statements in their own words with a tag that you specify.
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