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Sound Enthusiast/Extraordinaire. Every year is an election year. Human rights are not a zero sum game.
How do I change my banner photo? I can’t seem find that function?

I want to be happy here.

But my Black friends keep getting banned for doing justice work.

Or just... Existing.

At a much quieter volume than I do.

If people didn’t know me or who I’m connected to, would I be gone by now too? 😔

How do you exist in a world where your cultural norm is frowned upon?

Why do I always have to compromise with the oppression dynamic

or get removed? 😭

It’s painful.

And there’s no reason to it.

And all the “solutions” include bowing to that same dynamic.

Judging Mastodon in general, and Mastodon.social in particular, right now is like complaining that the service at the new restaurant in town is too slow the day after they were mentioned on Oprah.
Give it some time, give the admins a break, and understand that you ARE the burden on the server that is the cause of the issues.
No one is getting rich, lots of people are dedicating a lot of their time for free, and it’s in all our best interests to be patient and allow this to succeed.