| Pronouns | he/him |
| Politics | Everything is theft except actual theft, which is fine |
| Country | Scotland, Colombia |
| Cities | Pasto, Glasgow, Bogotá, Lochwinnoch |
| Pronouns | he/him |
| Politics | Everything is theft except actual theft, which is fine |
| Country | Scotland, Colombia |
| Cities | Pasto, Glasgow, Bogotá, Lochwinnoch |
Seriously though, fedi was *built* by furries, trans and queer folk, disabled neurodivergent people.
This is *the reason* the culture here is what it is. Why CWs are a thing. Why image descriptions are a thing. Why privacy matters here. Why moderation tools not only exist, but are usable — and used.
If you had joined and asked yourself "wow, how come this place is so chill and kinda… nice?" — that's thanks to all the nice people from communities some people call "weird".
So #KeepFediWeird.
Starting this Monday, over 48,000 academic workers across the UC system, including instructors and researchers, will be on strike.
One of the main demands is more pay to keep up with the cost of living.
Learn more at fairucnow.org
Interesting comment on Hackernews regarding a possible scenario/long term risk should Mastodon threaten the corporate sphere of social media.
This is why I, and so many other Black voters, are so often right about who is going to win a US election, and your favorite statistician, or election pundit, is so often wrong.
Your polls don't matter. Campaign promises don't matter. It's all about turnout. And turnout is all about voter suppression. And voter suppression is all about racism.
Without understanding US racism, your election predictions will always be woefully wrong.