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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They really need to get a handle on that. Off putting to say the least. Mastodon has become known as nerd social because of them
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I would go as far as saying Mastodon missed the boat because of the fediverse evangelists wagging their fingers at everyone. It's created a nerd stigma which won't go away. The image has stuck. Funny how easily a bunch of losers can screw something up completely
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