everton137Feb 28

In a recent comparison of engagement around a Leave.X campaign post,[1] someone pointed out that a female journalist who is active in the feminist movement and critical of Big Tech had a very different experience than others.

The Mastodon post was shared twice, while the Bluesky version was shared over 200 times and received significantly more interactions. This raises questions about tech-savvy spaces like Mastodon and how they reflect broader societal issues.

For women on Mastodon:

Do you feel that the patriarchal dynamics and male behavior in this space, which is still largely dominated by white men, make it harder for women to participate?

#Mastodon #Diversity #Fediversity #Fediverse #Feminism #BlueSky #Inclusion

Totally agree
23.1%
Partially agree
36.1%
Partially disagree
21.3%
Totally disagree
19.5%
Poll ended at .
Show threadzoolFeb 28
@everton137 i've become so socially conditioned to operate in spaces created for and maintained by white men that i honestly can't tell; somewhat sadly, this is just how it is
Show threadzoolFeb 28
@everton137 ty for follow, and having seen your profile, on what grounds do you claim "Founder" of @okfn ? Is this part of that reflexive patriarchal privilege we are hearing about? I was on the founding board when Rufus Pollock set up OKFN :)
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@ultrazool @okfn I think you read misread it. It's written @okbr 🙂
Feb 28 at 4:00pmWeb
Show threadeverton137Mar 1

@ultrazool @okfn @okbr just an after thought because of the judgement on the previous comment. As you can see, even a white man can feel discrimination when he is a bit proud of a small achievement, an NGO inspired by the leadership of Rufus in an unequal country like Brazil.

But someone from the board of the OKFN might be cool! 😉 I meant it.

Show threadzoolMar 1

@everton137 @okfn @okbr forgive the harsh judgement based on compressed reading!

And i don't mean to swank, left the board early 2010s when it started to get big, went from a shoestring punky vibe to big grants and staff... Rufus helped me get a campaign off the ground when it was just starting out, when no-one else would listen. It worked out well, i stuck around to get things moving :)