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

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@dangillmor @kissane when a large group of people are arriving in another culture, clashes are natural. Being an actual immigrant to US myself, I had a mini deja vu. Like the first time, I chose to enjoy the warm welcomes rather than dwell on the off putting.Also, I am nice to newcomers. Ex twitter is both a nasty place and a home for large groups of people. It explains everything.
Jul 29, 2023 at 6:54pmWeb