Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾Jul 30, 2023

A lion's share of the people @kissane surveyed responded that they left #Mastodon because they got yelled at, scolded and lectured when they were here. One major source for this appears to be unrealistic expectations for the use of content warnings.
I have been lectured for CWs & for posts that contradicts an "accepted" narrative. I feel surprisingly horrid after each lecture 😅
I like its decentralised nature, but it can get toxic here.

#SocialMedia #GoodRead

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

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@liztai @kissane depends on the server you join and what are the rules. Try to stay family-friendly, it will help a lot
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@Coffee_cmd @liztai @kissane
But see, there you go. WHY should I have to be "family-friendly". I'm a family man but I don't feel the need to be "family-friendly". What does that even MEAN? Puritanical mores? No thanks.
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@DNA @Coffee_cmd @kissane and what does family friend exactly mean? Many interpretations and we can't all live up to it.
Jul 30, 2023 at 12:52amWeb
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@liztai @Coffee_cmd @kissane
Amen (if you'll forgive the pun).
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@liztai @kissane

And @Coffee_cmd, if it sounds like I'm calling you in particular out, NO, I am not and I apologize. I say it again, I APOLOGIZE. I don't know you, and I am not going to judge you. But the "family-friendly" sentiment phrasing has become like a dog-whistle to me. I NEVER go out of my way to be rude to people, but I don't feel the need to kneel before the alter of "morals" either.