I’m not sure if my follow requests are *ANY* kind of barometer of how Mastodon is changing with the recent influx of new users, but within the past 24 hours, I got the following two requests:
1) from a guy whose most recent post was essentially a complaint that not enough people were following him, accompanied with a picture of a naked woman (I blocked him); and
2) from a member of the clergy, whose entire timeline (100%) was proselytizing for his particular brand of religion (I declined).
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I have a somewhat sinking feeling that we’re seeing more, shall we say, problematic people making the migration over here.
It’s gonna be interesting to see how the complainers, proselytizers, and (God help us) “influencers” will adjust to a completely different environment from the birdsite and the facesite… I mean, how well will Mastodon stand up to undesirable or unsociable behaviours? Open to hear your war stories and your opinions!
Something I like about Mastadon is that outrage and toxic expression aren't amplified. For those who've been hooked on the dopamine rush on the bird site, Mastodon will be a frustrating disappointment for them and I expect that a lot of them will bail.
Ryan Schultz
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