Dan GillmorJul 29, 2023

I hope that Mastodon folks who like to scold newcomers will realize how off-putting -- and damaging -- that behavior is.

Please be helpful, not scornful. Let's reduce the genuine risk of poisoning fediverse growth, and thereby giving social-media oligarchs indefinite control over online discourse.

Having said that, Mastodon/fediverse could/should do more to make users' experiences more gratifying.

Read this essential post from @kissane to understand more. https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt

Show threadhapbt
@dangillmor @kissane let’s stop tone policing introverts who are not interested in socializing with strangers
Jul 29, 2023 at 6:17pmWeb
Show threadChristine SykesJul 29, 2023
@hapbt @dangillmor @kissane Thanks for this! I'm mostly a weekend poster, and sometimes I feel like I don't post enough, and that that's a negative somehow.
Show threadflere-imsaho 🇺🇦Jul 30, 2023

@hapbt is this why you're actively looking for people to school when they specifically ask that you don't?

it's not the first time i see you deliberately target posts asking to not engage in the type of harassment that you clearly enjoy.

@dangillmor @kissane