Interesting view on why people left Mastodon. Content Warnings is one example: "the fact that even on a science server, we were being badgered to put bug + reptile stuff behind a CW when many of our online presences are literally built around making these maligned animals seem cool and friendly was the last straw for me".
https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt
What I find interesting, is polled users' critique about the culture, which the post correctly asserts, isn't backed up by the software: "The norm of using alt-text for images would be best supported by having official and third-party tools prompt for missing alt-text --"
I remember there being critique about the accessibility of Mastodon (like underlined links), which the main developer didn't think important at the time. The culture really isn't backed up by the software even at the foundational level.
Contrary to the polled Bluesky users, I have felt it's a lot easier to post here than it was, for example, on Twitter. Granted that I came to this space with a more aligned mindset: Using alt text and CWs (maybe not nearly enough, but still). Being berated to using them must be a sour experience. On the other hand you have to actively form the culture too.
I have a pet snake called Toffee, and when I first posted a photo of Toffee here at Mastodon, I was reminded of people who fear snakes. After that I have used CW for posts that have snake photos or videos.
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