I had some fun writing about the history of #gaslighting, Merriam-Webster's word of the year.

The word has been used to describe the oil industry's communication style (lol), but the connections don't stop there. The literal “gas lights” it refers to began as a fossil-fueled phenomenon.

https://grist.org/language/fossil-fuel-origins-gaslighting-merriam-webster/

I can't help but notice many toots from helpful newbies encouraging you to support the Mastodon Patreon.

It's fine to do that but understand it goes to just two big instances and the official Mastodon dev team.

It does NOT trickle down to YOUR instance. If you want to support your server, donate to it directly. Nearly all the costs of the explosive growth of the past few weeks is borne by local instances.

Mastodon is decentralized. There is no Mastodon Inc. This is not Twitter.