Gwen Snyder is uncivilDec 17, 2022

If Mastodon diehards want this to be The Next Place after Twitter, the move is to bend over backwards to listen to disabled and Black community about what they do and don't need in social media space.

Even if it's challenging.

Even if it makes you uncomfortable.

These are power user communities, whether folks like it or not.

Show threadCassandrichDec 17, 2022
@gwensnyder Sadly a lot want it not to be that. They want it to be their private gated suburban retirement community where you can only chat about "pleasant" things. They're happy to sit around eating lotuses while the world burns.
Show threadZorin =^o.o^=Dec 17, 2022
@dalias @gwensnyder I think we can find a middle ground between not discussing important issues at all, and constant doomscrolling. A lot of us just don't want that constant toxicity here.
Show threadCassandrichDec 17, 2022

@zorinlynx @gwensnyder You can find that by using all the great features Mastodon has:

Time limited muting of an account.
Disabling boosts for an account.
Unfollowing an account.
Setting up filters to hide some posts based on patterns.
Etc.

Not by tone policing people you're a rando to and trying to control others' experiences.

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@dalias @zorinlynx @gwensnyder

how do i disable boosts for an account? i've never come across that function and i'm the type who explores

Dec 17, 2022 at 6:53pmWeb
Show threadCassandrichDec 17, 2022
@meganox @zorinlynx @gwensnyder It's in the ... dropdown menu on their profile.
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@dalias @zorinlynx @gwensnyder

not on web on my instance, thanks for the info tho, i'll poke around some more

Show threadCassandrichDec 17, 2022
@meganox @zorinlynx @gwensnyder It has to be an account you're already following to see it. It's for hiding boosts where that account is the one boosting it, not where they're the original author.
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@dalias @zorinlynx @gwensnyder

ah of course, thanks for taking the time to explain

Show threadCassandrichDec 17, 2022
@meganox @zorinlynx @gwensnyder No problem. Glad to help folks getting settled in here figure out how to make Mastodon work best for the experience they want.
Show threadTamar YellinDec 18, 2022
@dalias @meganox @zorinlynx @gwensnyder thanks! That's a good tip.