I've said this before but I'll say it again:

* I don't trust any one individual to run a blocklist. Whatever individual we choose, could turn bad. Consensus is required.

* Blocklists will be weaponized against the most marginalized communities (read: Black users). This is not a possibility. It's an eventuality. Good instances will wind up on the blocklist. The path back needs to be clear, and actionable.

* Reliability requirements are increased when thousands of instances depend on you.

Defining a term "civility trap," and explaining why nazis wear suits, and why Obama never gets angry:

A civility trap is where a Black person receives an intentional provocation. If the Black person responds with understandable frustration/anger, they are perceived as unreasonable / unhinged / untrustworthy. The original provocation is forgotten.

If they respond reasonably, another provocation will follow. And more. Hundreds more.

Nazis wear suits to try to make the contrast even greater.

The (very few!) super fashy trans folk want the Fediverse to stay uncomfortable for Black folk. Some want to make it even more uncomfortable. Some are literal nazis.🤷🏿‍♂️

Some trans folk pretend to be surprised that there are actively anti-Black trans folk, and ask questions like, "But isn't the Fediverse welcoming to all marginalized communities?"

I used to try to explain that being welcoming to one community isn't by default, welcoming to another.