Hard agree.
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@SuneAuken Yes. I can only speak for myself, but I think I may have blocked a total of 20 accounts since I got here 4 years ago.
That is nothing compared to what I used to experience on Twitter.
@Remittancegirl I think I've blocked approximately 500 accounts over the years (ball park). But that's low for me. In the same period I would have blocked thousands of accounts.
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Mastodon has the great advantage of having far fewer trolls than is usual on other sites. I am a prolific blocker and I spend far less time blocking hate. That alone makes it worth the effort.
@SuneAuken Been here about 4 years and have blocked maybe 5 accounts.
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Beyond that, the worst discursive practices I see here are sealioning, 'splaining, and toxic idealism.
But you know what? Coming from the omnishambles of hatred and disinformation on Twitter - even before the Muskification of the site - it remains a much much better SoMe home for someone like me.
I was always a cheerleader rather than a fighter. And there's so much here that's easy to cheer.
@SuneAuken Perhaps also, because I perceive the pace as less frantic, even when someone appears to be 'splaining', I do check their profile because for certain people, pedanticism is kind of their mode of being. hahah.
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@SuneAuken Perhaps also, because I perceive the pace as less frantic, even when someone appears to be 'splaining', I do check their profile because for certain people, pedanticism is kind of their mode of being. hahah.
Agreed.
I am a lecturer by trade, and if people blocked 'splainers on sight, I might have an empty feed.
It can be very hard to know at times. So splainers get a slightly longer leash with me as well.
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Mastodon has the great advantage of having far fewer trolls than is usual on other sites. I am a prolific blocker and I spend far less time blocking hate. That alone makes it worth the effort.
@SuneAuken I really never had the need to block. There is a lot of selv-restraint here, probably both due to the technical means of blocking, filtering, etc, and because relations are generally less hierarchical than Twitter, Instagram, etc, and therefore more village-like.
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@SuneAuken I really never had the need to block. There is a lot of selv-restraint here, probably both due to the technical means of blocking, filtering, etc, and because relations are generally less hierarchical than Twitter, Instagram, etc, and therefore more village-like.
Ah yes. I should add that I practice pre-emptive blocking. I see hate, toxic idealism or something related in other peoples' feed, and I block on sight. The trolling is rarely directed at me.
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RE: https://vebinet.com/@dawid/115980586541269075
Hard agree. Many find that Mastodon requires a steep learning curve and coming over from the Dead Bird Site some years ago it took me a long time to find my way on Mastodon - not because of the tech involved but because tech and discursive practices go hand in hand. And discursive practices are hard hard hard to change.
So if you've moved here, and made a digtial home here: Welcome. Your efforts are hugely appreciated.
@SuneAuken @Ruth_Mottram I am aware that this is not really the topic of your post, but I do not agree with the narrative that mastodon is hard to get started with.
It for sure is not quite as easy as with the centralized SoMe’s but I think it is more a question of motivation. If there is even the slightest barrier vis-a-vis what you are used to, you need to have some measure of dedication to the project, and that simply isn’t the case for the large majority.
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@SuneAuken @Ruth_Mottram I am aware that this is not really the topic of your post, but I do not agree with the narrative that mastodon is hard to get started with.
It for sure is not quite as easy as with the centralized SoMe’s but I think it is more a question of motivation. If there is even the slightest barrier vis-a-vis what you are used to, you need to have some measure of dedication to the project, and that simply isn’t the case for the large majority.
Yes it is slightly tangential, but it remains interesting regardless. The "entry cost" at Mastodon is a bit higher than on most centralized social media platforms, and it does hamper uptake.
I think the rising "cost" of being on other social media changes the comparison slightly, so I remain hopeful that Mastodon might rise to greater importance.
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RE: https://vebinet.com/@dawid/115980586541269075
Hard agree. Many find that Mastodon requires a steep learning curve and coming over from the Dead Bird Site some years ago it took me a long time to find my way on Mastodon - not because of the tech involved but because tech and discursive practices go hand in hand. And discursive practices are hard hard hard to change.
So if you've moved here, and made a digtial home here: Welcome. Your efforts are hugely appreciated.
@SuneAuken
Mastodon has some interesting magic.
For example: your ‘toot’ landed on my timeline.
I'm Brazilian and we think alike.KeepOnRockin o/
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@SuneAuken
Mastodon has some interesting magic.
For example: your ‘toot’ landed on my timeline.
I'm Brazilian and we think alike.KeepOnRockin o/
@joaquim_satolep How lovely. Thank you.
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@SuneAuken Been here about 4 years and have blocked maybe 5 accounts.
@toxy Lucky you. That's very nice.
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@SuneAuken @Ruth_Mottram I am aware that this is not really the topic of your post, but I do not agree with the narrative that mastodon is hard to get started with.
It for sure is not quite as easy as with the centralized SoMe’s but I think it is more a question of motivation. If there is even the slightest barrier vis-a-vis what you are used to, you need to have some measure of dedication to the project, and that simply isn’t the case for the large majority.
@mapcar @SuneAuken @Ruth_Mottram As someone who never user Xitter, I found Mastodon quite easy to adopt.
The problem is abandoning learned usage.
Most people who complain about Linux are complaining because it isn't Windows.
My first experience of computing was a Commodore Pet, followed by a Spectrum and then an Amiga. By the time I got to use Windows 3.11 in 1994, I had used several OSes, so later on, moving to Linux wasn't a shock. -
@toxy Lucky you. That's very nice.
@SuneAuken The benefits of having no public profile: security via obscurity.
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@SuneAuken The benefits of having no public profile: security via obscurity.
@toxy This too is true.
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@joaquim_satolep How lovely. Thank you.
@SuneAuken
The Fediverse has a high rejection rate for trolls/prejudiced/fascists and similar types.
For example: this idiot >>@reverton
See the block list...
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@mapcar @SuneAuken @Ruth_Mottram As someone who never user Xitter, I found Mastodon quite easy to adopt.
The problem is abandoning learned usage.
Most people who complain about Linux are complaining because it isn't Windows.
My first experience of computing was a Commodore Pet, followed by a Spectrum and then an Amiga. By the time I got to use Windows 3.11 in 1994, I had used several OSes, so later on, moving to Linux wasn't a shock.@wyliecoyoteuk @mapcar @Ruth_Mottram
Sound quite right. My uptake of Mastodon was predicated on my understanding of Twitter, but I left a large entourage behind and my personal feed on twitter was lively and satisfying. I KNEW how to tweet. Turns out I didn't really know how to toot. Now I do, somehow, but I'm not quite sure what I picked up in the process. I simply did.
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@toxy This too is true.
@SuneAuken Cold comfort I know but if you’re attracting that many keyboard warriors, especially on Mastodon, you’re doing something right.
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@SuneAuken Cold comfort I know but if you’re attracting that many keyboard warriors, especially on Mastodon, you’re doing something right.
I'm not attracting them. I'm just a pre-emptive blocker. See a troll (in whichever feed) block a troll. It's semi-automatic with me.
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@wyliecoyoteuk @mapcar @Ruth_Mottram
Sound quite right. My uptake of Mastodon was predicated on my understanding of Twitter, but I left a large entourage behind and my personal feed on twitter was lively and satisfying. I KNEW how to tweet. Turns out I didn't really know how to toot. Now I do, somehow, but I'm not quite sure what I picked up in the process. I simply did.
@SuneAuken @mapcar @Ruth_Mottram Of course losing all of your followers is also a drag, along with not knowing how to replicate that experience in a new environment.
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I'm not attracting them. I'm just a pre-emptive blocker. See a troll (in whichever feed) block a troll. It's semi-automatic with me.
@SuneAuken Ah! A new hobby which I can adopt.
