Maria RieglerJul 29, 2023
Juha Haataja

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".

#Mastodon

https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt

Jul 29, 2023 at 4:19amWeb
Show threadSami MäättäJul 29, 2023

@juuhaa

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.

#MastodonCulture #Mastodon #accessibility #inclusivity

Show threadJuha HaatajaJul 29, 2023

@SamiMaatta

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.

#Toffee #snake

Show threadHannaJul 29, 2023
@juuhaa @SamiMaatta Yup. It was prob. me, hehe!
Show threadTerveys-turvanen 😷🇫🇮Jul 29, 2023
@SamiMaatta @juuhaa Compared to the Twitter web app, I have found it much more natural to add alt-text to images on the standard Mastodon web app. I never did it on Twitter, but here, always. Part of it is of course the culture, but Twitter UI was slower and more tedious to use. IIRC, I also feared I would lose work in progress to a misclick.
Show threadSimon LucyJul 29, 2023
@juuhaa I have noticed, caveat this is just my monocentric experience, a reduction in the use of CW for anything other than the obvious over recent times.
Show threadShiningJul 29, 2023
@juuhaa
Mastodon to me is like any other bubble of narrow minded people. They feel fine around people with "correct" opinions but seem overly sensitive to views and content that differ in any way from theirs. For people that want to spend time in closely guarded safe environment reflecting their values only, perfect
Show threadJuffo-WupJul 29, 2023
@shining @juuhaa
I think Humans have this strong "us vs them" vibe built in.
You can fight it, but it is hard.
Show threadHannaJul 29, 2023
@juuhaa Ötökät ja liskot ei haittaa mua! Vain ne käärmeet! Heh!
Show threadTheriacJul 29, 2023
@juuhaa

When I tried mastadon. If it had been the only app on the #fediverse, I probably wouldn't have joined either.

This is not a diss aimed at those who like the app, but rather to underline allowing an app to be the spokesapp of something more granular, particulalry when it's a numberchaser.
Show thread🏳️‍🌈Superdave! 😘🍷👨‍🦯Jul 29, 2023
@juuhaa The content warnings thing can be a bit much. Insects behind a cw? Really? I think someone needs to lighten up! #mastodon #fediverse
Show threadJaap-Henk Hoepman 🟥 ⬜️ 🟩 ⬛️Jul 29, 2023
@juuhaa @Pepijn Many of the issues she mentions resonate (strongly) with me. Yet, over time, and having moved across several instances, I think I have found a decent spot and a decent use, although I do miss many of the good discussions and conversations I used to follow/have over at Twitter (while at the same time not missing at all the shouting and bitching that was filling my timeline there too).