Tony StarkJan 16, 2023

I obviously need to pin a post about this again which is forcing me to create a new one.

Nobody on social media owes anyone else an explanation for how and what they post. Nobody needs to roll up and tell people what and how to post.

Nobody owes anyone else an explanation for how they present themselves online, most especially anyone in a marginalized or threatened group. Nobody should have to share or be forced to share any more information about themselves than they want.

People usually come to a social media platform to meet like-minded people and relieve stress, not make new stress. Give people a break.

We have moderation rules. They’re reasonable. We stick to them.

And if you don’t like it, just don’t follow me or anyone on this instance. We don’t care. We’re fine. You don’t need to tell us.

We’re way past explaining it. We’re just going to block you.

Show threadShoq 🌿Jan 16, 2023
@TonyStark Yes, I'm tired of explaining why I still post to twitter, while still being vocal about wanting more people to realize we have an opportunity to make something better than Twitter ever was. That said, I realize you're probably speaking in broader terms about something I'm unaware of that transcends the Twitter controversies.
Show threadTony StarkJan 16, 2023

@shoq I don’t get into the who posts where drama. People should go where they like.

Yeah, it’s something else that’s been really, really irritating lately. The “real names” thing.

I get really bored with that. Some jackass dragged in my whole list of Patreons today and I’m on last straw hour.

No need for any of that. My first Twitter friends were Captain Kirk, a horse, and HAL 9000. The judgmental crap on that is wearing.

Show threadllywrchJan 17, 2023

@TonyStark @shoq Just throwing out my argument why I don’t post with my real name.

Sometimes I have to post stuff under my real name because my employer insists on it. But they don’t own my username. It’s the same one I use all over the Internet. You can Google it & find out my opinion on anything: the good, the bad & the stupid. But it’s my opinion.

And if you really want to know who I am, Goigle will tell you that too. I doxxed myself decades ago.

Show threadShoq 🌿Jan 17, 2023
@llywrch @TonyStark I was anonymous for decades. That all changed when I was doxxed by Breitbart News goons and their allies, capitalizing on on a dumb personal drama to relentlessly attack me for 2 years with multiple strategies and tactics, most of them fabricated. Anyone threatened as I and my family have been for purely political reasons, has perfectly valid reasons to minimize, if not conceal their identify footprint online.
SnowcatJan 18, 2023
Show threadSnowcat
@shoq @llywrch @TonyStark Shoq, thanks for sharing - many of us avoided hard truths of social media harassment & willingness of some to act out against opposing opinions. Sadly, from Rush Limbaugh’s rants to Trumps’ divisive rhetoric to threats to Georgia election officials to recent New Mex political shootings - our ability to openly disagree is now more dangerous than ever. Legislation with real consequences is needed to protect against these threats.
Jan 17, 2023 at 7:44pmWeb
Show threadOops3Jan 18, 2023
@Snowcat @shoq @llywrch @TonyStark  I am also a cat. A rather large cat at that. My name. Look at my name. Can you get a name with only 5 letters? Shoq beats me by 1! I have carried this name all over the net since forever. I forget how long, tbh. It’s also very easy to find my real name as I’m so far into the woods. I’m sorry for y’all who have been trampled on by the crazies. I left twitter before the ranks got too thin and my lone voice in Oklahoma got heard. I’m glad to be where it’s safer than the place before. I may just be little old me, but I’m still a feisty ol’ bat!