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.

Show threadJohn GoveDec 18, 2022
@dalias @zorinlynx @gwensnyder Is there a difference between “tone policing” and calling a poster out for being racist? Political correctness can certainly go too far, but I find nothing objectionable about criticizing shitty things that people post. Maybe I’m not understanding what you mean by “tone policing.”
Show threadCassandrichDec 18, 2022

@johngove @zorinlynx @gwensnyder Yes there's a difference - they're pretty much opposites.

One is a matter of content considered unacceptable because of how it causes harm and because of specific history of power relationships.

The other is a matter of declaring the means of expression by which someone informs about and organizes against those power dynamics unacceptable because it's unpleasant for you to hear.

Show threadJohn Gove
@dalias @zorinlynx @gwensnyder Ah, understood. You’re not objecting to legitimate criticism of harmful opinions (like racism). You’re criticizing those who object to the way that legitimate criticism (of things like racism) are expressed.
Dec 18, 2022 at 3:48pmWeb