Ryan SchultzDec 30, 2022

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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Show threadRyan SchultzDec 30, 2022

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!

Show threadCatherine McKenzie Campbell
@ryanschultz I am hopeful that without the algorithm promoting controversy, the problematic people will find there just isn’t enough of an adrenaline/outrage high to make it worth their time.
Fingers crossed.
Dec 31, 2022 at 12:16amWeb
Show threadRyan SchultzDec 31, 2022
@CampCat953 Agreed! Fingers crossed.