I'm getting really tired of spam registrations on Pixelfed.

Debating between going nuclear on spam or embracing biz accounts with limited visibility.

The nuclear option would involve a central service that PF servers could query to reject signups before account creation

or

Add a "business account" flag that limits posts/hashtag visibility

What do you think?

Boosts greatly appreciated, your feedback will help shape our decision! #pixelfed #spam

A really good article that drives home the point.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/21/us-police-violence-traffic-stop-data

There were three men came out of the West
Three kings both great and high
And they have sworn a solemn oath
John Mastodon must die.

They took a tank and ran him down
With bullets in his head
And they have sworn a solemn oath
John Mastodon was dead

But when the Spring came kindly on
And showers began to fall
John Mastodon got up again
And did surprise them all...

Having now been on #Mastodon for 1 month, a few observations:

- Mastodon makes me realize how much the #Twitter algorithm maximized user outrage to boost engagement for profit. Gross. Here, my feed is interesting & supportive.

- There's a culture of kindness - at least so far. It's extremely appealing & should be normalized on & offline.

- Beyond reactions to toots, people share songs, poetry & ask great questions. I can't remember the last time I found social media to be fun.