Seeing some posts talking about fediblocking turning Mastodon into a "filter bubble." No. We absolutely do not need abusive or fascist views to have a high level of intellectual diversity. Full stop. That hate can fester somewhere else.
After 20 years of social media, the experiment has been run. Hateful people are unconvinced by rational argument, so there's no point engaging with them.
This is a rotten, disingenuous, meritless argument, from A to Z.
Fascism is to be defeated, not debated.
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Some things I enjoy: #SelfHosting #CyberSecurity #Technology #Linux #DoctorWho #TheWalkingDead #StarTrek #StarWars #MCU #MCUMovies #History #Comedy #Horror #Music #DadLife #Dogs #Fediverse #Bluey
What will you use the #Fediverse for the majority of the time?
Please boost. Thank you.
Mastodon Quick Start
So you want to join the great migration? Great!
Mastodon is a bit different. It's not owned by anyone, which is really good!
Quick Start Tips: https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/getting-started/
Just click 'Create account' on any open server like:
https://mstdn.social
https://mas.to
https://hachyderm.io
https://infosec.exchange
https://mastodon.social
https://mastodon.online
For more options>>> https://joinmastodon.org/servers
Getting started quide: https://fedi.tips/
Here's your irregular reminder that:
Twitter was a multi-billion dollar company with thousands of employees.
Mastodon is a niche hobbyist product run by volunteers
The fact that we're being seen as a viable alternative to them is an admission that a federated, decentralized future is not only possible, but desirable.
Mastodon is not one thing, or one place. It's a network of many things and many places. We don't have a spokesperson (I mean, there's me. I'm the official spokesperson for ๐ฏ of the fediverse, but beyond me there is no spokesperson) we don't have consensus on moderation or blocking or tools or what is good and what is bad. Some of us are professional SREs and Sysadmins, some of us aren't. Some of our instances have been around for 5+ years, some won't be here in six months.
And that's good! All of it, every last bit of it is good.
We're wrestling power away from the billionaire class, in real time, and reclaiming it for the People.