Freeze the nazis.
I'm not convinced that a small-group discussion model necessarily leads to an echo chamber. With big social media the threat of mobs and brigades creates a bigger chilling effect than moderation. Meanwhile, the incentive systems baked into big media favors aggression and snark.
Conversations happen in family living rooms, church basements, and around water coolers that big social media, with its absence of empathy and compassion, just can't support.
Please do not share this image of Putin, as it's illegal in Russia. https://mastodon.cloud/media/x7W1eWGrdgpSLrIUwaA
OK, Devs: just because you CAN put a bunch of logic on one line, doesn't mean you should. You're not being "clever" you're writing unreadable, difficult to maintain code!
cleaning up some legacy #php code with mastodon open in another window. Needless to say, not getting as much done as I'd like :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Um... Way to add columns, a' la TweetDeck or Hootsuite? Got a lot of unused screen real estate.
i want to host an instance that is only brands
brands tooting at each other until fucking heat death
Love seeing all the French posts. Gives me a chance to practice my high school French from (too many) years ago. Little ego boost to see how much I actually understand 😄
Loving that this is open source. If I had time to police it, it would be fun to set up my own instance.
This might be interesting. I've avoided FaceBook & Twitter (incl. joining, posting, & even visiting as a guest) 'cuz there's SO MUCH crap.
@pzmyers Thank you from another user (like @Lohenglamm) for introducing me to a more pleasant internet!
