Matt BlazeDec 29

More yelling from the homeowners association

#The #hashtag #mob #can #go #fuck #right #off.

Show threadMatt BlazeDec 29

I know you think I'm ruining this place for you. Let me offer some solutions that work better than telling me how, or about what topics, I should post (which works very poorly):

- Don't follow me
- Mute me
- Block me

These also work if you replace "me" with any other accounts you find irritating or uninteresting.

Show threadwoe2youDec 29

Edit: hello latecomers. This post is a total misunderstanding of what the problem actually was, entirely my bad and please disregard it.

@mattblaze Hashtags and the ability to subscribe to them are one of those social contract things. Yes, you can piss in the communal pool, there's no law against it but don't expect people to sympathise with you when someone points out you're spoiling it for everyone else.

Show threadMatt BlazeDec 29
@woe2you #Fuck #Off
Show threadwoe2youDec 29
@mattblaze That's a very well reasoned response and totally not reminiscent of a toddler tantrum.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 29
@woe2you Oh, was I not clear? I'm sure your local homeowners association would value your services more than I do.
Show threadwoe2youDec 29
@mattblaze HOAs aren't a thing where I am. We rely on the idea that you can point out how something negatively affects other people and only a total cunt would ignore that and carry on with what they're doing.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 29
@woe2you How are you affected? Be specific, please.
Show threadwoe2youDec 29
@mattblaze I use the ability to subscribe to hashtags to see content that I'm interested in from people who aren't in my social circles. I regularly see spam in those hashtags: people who tag content that isn't remotely related or is in a different language but the only hashtags they use are in English. That last one is very common.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 29
@woe2you No, I asked you how my failure to use more hashtags harms you.
Show threadwoe2youDec 29
@mattblaze We may be talking at cross purposes here and if so I apologise. By all means don't use hashtags, that doesn't affect anyone else.
Show threadwoe2youDec 29
@mattblaze I've genuinely never seen criticism for not using hashtags, only for using inappropriate ones. Based on that I leapt to a conclusion. If not using hashtags is what you're talking about, you're entirely justified and I was out of line.
Show threadwoe2youDec 29
@mattblaze If I have misread this thread please let me know so I can offer a concrete apology rather than a conjectural one.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 30

@woe2you all good. I appreciate your apology.

For reasons I don’t really understand, I’m frequently lambasted and dog piled here for imaginary offenses like failing to include enough hashtags, failing to use content warnings on discussions of common and innocuous topics, or posting black and white photos (really).

I’m kind of fed up with this bullshit, as perhaps you can imagine.

Show threadUrban Hermit

@mattblaze @woe2you take downs for things that are not really relevant to anyone. Attempts to discredit your influence, possibly by demoralizing you. A social reaction when NTs think someone has more influence than they deserve.

Respectful advice, you should probably block more people. I block easily as many as I follow, overwhelmingly for disingenuous arguments or repeatedly misinterpreting me. Influencers and media people don't block because they need the follower count, so they just mute.

Dec 30 at 8:13pmWeb
Show threadUrban HermitDec 30
@mattblaze @woe2you I just think blocking is better than giving up on sharing with the people you like.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 30
@Urban_Hermit @woe2you I wear out my block button so frequently that I buy them in bulk.
Show threadUrban HermitDec 31

@mattblaze @woe2you 😆
Once I block people I don't even think of them again (I check their recent history and give them the benefit of the doubt before blocking).

I even try not to say anything snarky before hitting block, because they probably won't see it, and it is not a good look.

But after a block, they won't ever think of me again. To each other, it is like we no longer exist.

Most times a block on Mastodon is so effective I wish I could have that IRL.