Teri Kanefield@licked These are comments I get on social media, not big names.
One option is using my social media accounts to post links to my blog posts and just engaging on my blog.
I think I'm getting a skewed view of the world reading social media comments.
Mastodon MigrationMastodon is going through something right now. Sorry you are a focus. An increase in this type of behavior has been reported from a wide cross section of popular posters over the last few days. It seems to be a combination of deliberate trolling to sow dissent and demoralization, and genuinely frustrated but naive posters energized by the provocateurs. Cleaning up your feed by blocking these doom-sayers seems to be the best strategy for both the posters and followers.
I am also getting people who want to argue about one of my blog posts, but they absolutely refuse to read the blog post.
Someone just accused me of "promoting" my blog.
I pay almost $300 per month to maintain a blog. I don't use Substack because I don't like asking people for money. Sheesh.
Long form allows me to explain complex ideas. Threads are easier to fire off, but a blog post takes more care.
Yesterday two other popular US politics accounts were targets of a lot of this kind of off-the-wall nay-saying and ad hominem criticism. The reason they do it is to generate frustration and despondency in an effort to quiet your voice. It's ugly, but effective. The thing about social media, that we actually saw play out in the trial today, is that a determined few can make life pretty miserable for popular figures.
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What we can do as a community is express our support. These folks are a vocal minority. The vast majority here appreciate what you are doing and value what we are learning from your posts. We should not hesitate to convey our positive feedback.
The other thing we can do is help police the feed. When someone is out of line, it should not be exclusively up to the poster. Call them out. Block them. Treat these feeds as a shared resource and help defend their integrity.
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okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin@mastodonmigration @Teri_Kanefield
Teri blocked me for some reason. I was probably out of line. Maybe drunk, I dunno.
I agree with you that big accounts are being targeted in order to silence them, and that's wrong, but I'm also not a fan of how some Mastodon policies and technical choices are moving us again like at other social media toward a handful of dominant and essential voices.
Teri blocked me for some reason. I was probably out of line. Maybe drunk, I dunno.
I agree with you that big accounts are being targeted in order to silence them, and that's wrong, but I'm also not a fan of how some Mastodon policies and technical choices are moving us again like at other social media toward a handful of dominant and essential voices.
Not sure what to say. These voices are popular here because they work hard and people value their content. Not because some algorithm is pushing them out. Have seem plenty of accounts break through in this manner.
Regarding you being blocked by Teri, can't comment. Just appreciate that she looks at hundreds of responses to every post, and it can get pretty overwhelming to deal with a ton of negativity.
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Ok.
I don't recall complaining about being blocked, quite the opposite.
Everyone has the right to curate their feed as they wish.
But isn't it interesting that you are commenting to protect a high follow account? Why single them out? Are the rest of us not harassed similarly and for similar reasons and goals?
Low follow accounts, especially BIPOC have been unprotected and even targeted without similar response for years and that is well-documented. #BlackMastodon
Ok.
I don't recall complaining about being blocked, quite the opposite.
Everyone has the right to curate their feed as they wish.
But isn't it interesting that you are commenting to protect a high follow account? Why single them out? Are the rest of us not harassed similarly and for similar reasons and goals?
Low follow accounts, especially BIPOC have been unprotected and even targeted without similar response for years and that is well-documented. #BlackMastodon
jz.tusk"Isn't it interesting ..."
Well, that's the kind of "don't say, insinuate" style that got you muted by me. Maybe others have felt the same way?
LionelB@Okanogen @mastodonmigration @Teri_Kanefield
I choose who I follow. I curate my feed.
Your phrase 'moving us' implies that there is something directing, orchestrating.
That isn't a helpful mindset.