mcneely @mcneely@librem.one

"This is overlooked by Mastodonians who argue that the influx of new users will bring changes to the platforms. If you have an influx of new users and then you punish them for being themselves or trying to figure out ways to be themselves on the platform, then you will disincentivize users from recommending transformation or changes in the platform, even in open source platforms. They simply will not want to engage."

Dr Jonathan Flowers

#BlackMastodon
#WhiteElephant

https://techpolicy.press/the-whiteness-of-mastodon/

Yearly reminder to not give money to the Salvation Army. It is not a charity, it's a fundamentalist Christian organization that supports anti-queer policies. Support mutual aid resources instead.

#SalvationArmy

Normalize Black people coming to this app being safe to speak their minds. What we bring up might abut internal discomfort and biases that you might hold. That is not the minoritized person’s responsibility, though, to educate you, coddle you, to do the work for you. It is your responsibility to not create yet another space where Black people are marginalized or silenced.
I’ve been calculated about bringing this up and now is the time.💖✊🏽
#Black #BlackPride #Minoritized #Responsibility #unity

Since Mastodon saw its initial popularity circa 2017, I've noticed that most users and those reporting on it either don't think about the Fediverse as anything more than Mastodon, or treat its history as beginning with Eugen Rochko and the beginning of Mastodon. In fact, Mastodon is the latest in a long line of federated social networks going at least back to Identi.ca, and though I wasn't around for all of it, I find this history pretty interesting. (Thread; boosts welcome!)

It’s a stupid little thing, but I just wish the people still using that platform would at least ask people to sign up for their newsletter or their emails instead of incessantly promoting the platform of a publishing service run by known bar actors who fund anti-trans propaganda.

Dentist: So, do you floss?
Me: Do you use a unique password for every account?

Any #fediverse blogging / longform recommendations for #WriteFreely vs #Plume? Starting to think about how to migrate writings into that space.

If I add some Nanoleaf Essentials bulbs to my home, is there anything special I have to do to get them to play nice with the existing Nest Thread network? Or will they magically join it and expand it as border routers?

#SmartHome #Nest #Nanoleaf #Thread #Matter

I want the influx of new Black users to the fediverse to be a wake-up call for the white folks who've been oblivious to the racism that's inherent to this space. It's not okay to have to play server Russian roulette. It's not okay to drive away users because of racist moderation policies.

You cannot stop at "No racism" in your fucking server rules and leave it at that. Tell us why we should trust you and what you're actually doing to curb racism on the Fedi. And act like you fucking mean it.

#blackmastodon #blackfediverse

It’s easy for a bunch of people to sit around and theorize about growing pains when you’re not the one who has to wonder about what that noise is outside your house

A cryptobro DMed me to ask if I wanted to join his mailing list.

I spent slightly too long making this to send in reply.

Micro.blog supports ActivityPub. Tumblr is adding it. It’s nice to be reminded that Mastodon is just part of the wider fediverse.

Doing a bit of an experiment. Boost if you agree!

Trans rights are human rights.

Black lives matter.

No human is illegal.

Love is love.

Her body is her choice.

Science is real.

Kindness is everything.