earnest 🌙 @earnestma@tech.lgbt

Ok folks it's the 15th.

Shit's probably actively be on fire soon.

a) self-care

b) content warnings

c) no platforms for trash people

Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable. ~ Jackie Viramontez

🎉 Welcome to newcomers! 🎉

A few personal tips:

👌 the Fediverse is NOT twitt*r! enjoy a more relaxed, courteous, benevolent way of interacting! you are part of it!

🤚 introduce yourself! also fill bio and post a couple "toots" before following people to have more chance they'll follow back..

👍 favourite and follow generously! This is how to create link around. No algorithm-god is spying on you, telling you who to follow, what to read! \o/

⚠️ many people care about CW... learn about that

💗

Sorry yall, I don't know what's going on with fetching the federated timeline today. I'm still working on it.

If you need an excuse to make an excuse, you’re already one layer too deep. Just do things, for “no reason.” The rational mind is for rationalizations, not rationality. I’m not saying if it feels good do it, I’m saying that action can happen. Disimmobilize! You no longer need to wait for permission. No guarantee you’ll get it right, but you will get it going. Start moving and course correct. Make up some fool explanation at the end if you want, but go! Cross the starting line. Spread the word!

Personally I think ‘free speech’ is far less important than respect. If your on the #Fediverse and not on your own server be sure you read and agree with the instance guidelines you are on.

Remember, you are in someone’s digital home, respect the rules or get out and signup somewhere that’s more fitting..

Have you been tagged in a conversation that you're not interested in, but you don't want to mute or block anyone?

You can mute just that conversation by going to one of the messages in the thread, clicking "..." and selecting "Mute Conversation".

#MastoTips #FediTips #Muting

There is room for rational discussion on the censuring of people or views on social media.

But in general if you believe that private companies shouldn't be doing this sort of thing. Then it kind of follows you either need to be pro branding social network giants as common carriers OR that they ought to be nationalized.

And by and large the people complaining the loudest on this subject, haven't been in favor of either of these things.

And spare me that shit about FOSS not being political before you even _start_.

FOSS is inherently political. The drive to break free of propriety software is itself a political motivation.

The flak that Fedilab rightfully got wasn't simply because the developer didn't block Gab.

It was because after he publicly blocked Gab and basked in the praise for doing so, it turned out he was only covering his own arse and then CHOSE TO REMOVE THE BLOCK when he figured he was safe from the wrath of the app stores.

If that isn't the sign of a broken moral compass to you, I don't know what to tell you.

#1 long term fediverse tip. turn off automatic following and make it so you approve followers manually. Be as arbitrary as you feel like with who you decide to approve or disapprove of following. only let folks have access to you and your followers only posting that you want to have access.

If you feel strongly on: Fediverse culture, meta-analysis, commentary, or community here, I think the Fedi at large needs to do some preventative work to ensure that "Fediverse" does not become synonymous with "far right angry people".

I have https://library.activitypub.dev which could use more submissions. We need ppl to encourage reporters to document how Fedi was the "no Trump tweets here" place that mainstream social media is now becoming & the refuge for trans right activists.

More ideas needed.

I need to check my messages

*loads up four different chat apps and five different social profiles*

Just got a Community Guidelines strike on YouTube for talking about NewPipe. The free and open source video player. Sigh...